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January 31, 2018

Governor Continues Week of Policy Announcements

Following Governor Snyder's eighth and final State of the State speech last week, his team has immediately moved into announcement mode, capitalizing on the initiatives he announced during his January 23rd speech to the Legislature. A new announcement is planned…
January 18, 2018

Legislative Highlights To Kick Off The New Year

OPEB - Since the passage of the OPEB package, Treasury has been working with our staff to develop the reporting requirements necessary to begin implementing the new law. That reporting guidance was recently published, with an initial deadline for municipalities to…
January 17, 2018

House Considering Bill Limiting Millage Elections

The House Elections committee has posted a hearing for next week on House Bill 4814 (Albert).  This bill would limit all local governments to only being able to offer a millage question on the November General Election date.  Originally scheduled to be…
January 10, 2018

Treasury Announces Regional Training Opportunities

Treasury shared the following information earlier today on training opportunities they have scheduled in communities throughout the state.  Interested local officials are encouraged to participate. The Michigan Department of Treasury is pleased to announce the development and implementation of a one…
January 5, 2018

New Pension/OPEB Reporting Requirement Released

Following the year-end passage of pension/OPEB legislation that implements the recommendations of Governor Snyder's Responsible Retirement Reform task force report, Treasury released late today the reporting requirement documentation which ended up as the main component of Public Act 202 of…
December 22, 2017

Year-End Legislative Wrap-Up

While last week's House and Senate adjournment merely marks the mid-point of this two-year legislative session, that did not mean that the Legislature coasted into their holiday break. Highlighted by the intense activity surrounding OPEB reform, both legislative chambers pursued…
December 18, 2017

Congress Prepares for Final Vote on Tax Plan

The joint House-Senate conference committee announced their final reconciliation of the federal tax reform proposal on Friday.  Each chamber is expected to vote on the conference report early this week, where the bill is expected to receive enough support to make…
November 13, 2017

Federal Tax Reform Update – US Senate Proposal

Staff from the National League of Cities shared the following information with MML and other state leagues over the weekend, following the Senate's release of their proposed version of tax reform... Late Thursday, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on…
November 6, 2017

Financial Dashboard Grant Details Released by Treasury

Local units of government that purchase financial forecasting and transparency reporting tools through one of the State of Michigan’s approved vendors, Munetrix or Forecast5, can now apply for a partial reimbursement. All cities, villages, townships and counties that enter into…
November 2, 2017

Congress Releases Details of Federal Tax Reform Proposal

Congress released the following details of the proposed federal tax reform legislation: - Ways & Means Cmte Tax Reform Highlights - bill text  https://waysandmeansforms.house.gov/uploadedfiles/bill_text.pdf Following NLC's lead, MML staff have been talking with Michigan delegation members about preserving the State & Local…
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