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August 6, 2018

Assessing Reform Forum Scheduled in Gaylord

State Treasurer Nick Khouri and the legislative sponsors for SB 1025 and HB 6049 are planning a series of "listening tour" forums this month to hear from local officials about ways to improve administration of property tax laws in Michigan.…

July 26, 2018

Webinar and Guidance Document on New Pension/OPEB Law Available

Following the July 18, 2018 Municipal Stability Board meeting, the Michigan Department of Treasury published an initial guidance document for communities that find themselves in "underfunded" status for retirement pension system and/or OPEB offerings. Under PA 202 of 2017, all…

July 16, 2018

Treasury Publishes Overview of Recent PPT Law Changes

In response to a number of issues that had come to light in recent months with the administration and reimbursement process for the new Personal Property Tax system, MML worked closely with Treasury to develop many of the amendments that were…

June 21, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court hands down major victory for local government

The Michigan Municipal League is excited about today’s historic U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the ability of states to collect sales tax on internet purchases. For too long, internet based companies have reaped the economic benefits of doing business in…

June 12, 2018

Legislature Wraps Up Action on State Budget

Late this afternoon, both chambers completed action on the state's omnibus budget bill for the coming fiscal year. Senate Bill 848 combined each of the departmental conference reports that had been approved over the course of the past week. Included…

May 29, 2018

State Budget Enters the Home Stretch

Late last week, the Governor and leaders in the House and Senate came to an agreement on spending targets for the upcoming budget year. Now that these department-level spending targets have been set, conference committees have begun scheduling meetings to finalize…

May 10, 2018

Senate Bill Would Cut Local Personal Property Taxes; Contact Your Senator to Oppose

A new bill, recently introduced in the Senate would fully exempt all heavy mobile construction equipment, like cranes and earth movers, from local tax bases. Senate Bill 927 was reported this week from the Senate Finance committee despite opposition testimony…

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