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In partnership with the Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Townships Association, Michigan Association of Counties and the Michigan County Road Association, the Michigan Department of Treasury is pleased to announce the 21st joint webinar, “Updates and Resources for Local Governments”, on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2pm. Intended Audience: Any local...

With support from the legislature and Governor Whitmer’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget, Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is establishing a new funding opportunity to award Michigan communities for hosting renewable energy projects.  This adds to the existing value provided through tax revenue, community benefits opportunities,...

The Michigan Municipal League’s Herasanna Richards has been named to a workgroup for the Growing Michigan Together Council. The workgroup selections were announced Monday in a press release from Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office. The League is pleased to have Richards selected to this important role. Richards, legislative associate for the...

Don’t forget to tune in to Live with the League today at noon because we will take a deep dive look at the 2023-24 fiscal year budget recently approved in the House and Senate. The massive, $82 billion state budget deal passed in the Legislature June 28 is now awaiting...

The Michigan Municipal League is sharing this information for our members at the request of Priority Health and the National Fitness Campaign. Several Michigan communities already have these outdoor fitness courts and funding is now available for additional courts throughout the state. Here are the details: We are reaching out...

Yesterday afternoon in the Michigan House of Representatives a three-bill package was introduced. House Bills 4526, 4527, and 4528. Different year, a new legislative session but once again the aggregate industry is back pushing a deceptive narrative that in order to “save millions, fix more roads, support jobs and protect...

The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council has released Michigan’s 2022 Roads & Bridges Annual Report. The Council asked the Michigan Municipal League to share the report with our members. Here is the press release with all the details: The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) is proud to present Michigan’s...

The Michigan Municipal League had a tremendously successful kickoff orientation meeting Thursday at the state Capitol for our member-driven internal legislative committees. The work by these legislative committees is critical to guiding the MML for the next two years on legislative issues. League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin and...

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her fifth executive budget recommendation The budget recommendation totals $79 billion, and it includes a general fund total of $14.8 billion and a School Aid Fund total of $19 billion. It provides a significant amount of one-time funding while maintaining a structural balance in...

The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has scheduled a public hearing on Thurs., Sept. 8, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., to hear public comments on new, draft definitions and scoring criteria proposals prior to finalization. Recently enacted Public Act 132 of 2022 changes the term “disadvantaged” community to...