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The US Department of Transportation released an analysis today of how the recently signed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would impact the State of Michigan for the transportation-specific programs outlined in that bill. The $1.2 trillion IIJA included the necessary transportation reauthorization of the former FAST Act and is estimated...

The State Tax Commission announced the 2022 inflation rate multiplier to be used in the capped value formula and for the Headlee Millage Reduction Fraction formula.  For the coming year, that inflation value is set at 3.3%.  This is the highest inflation value since 2009. According to the Treasury bulletin:...

Update: View excel spreadsheet detailing bridge appropriations. The conference reports on Senate Bill 82 and House Bill 4400 were signed yesterday, one week after the Legislature sent the record-setting state spending plan for Fiscal Year 2021-22 to her desk.  This budget, which takes effect October 1st,  appropriates nearly $70 billion...

Here’s a press release we just sent out to the media from our 2021 Michigan Municipal League Convention in Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan – The community of Rochester Hills was honored with the Michigan Municipal League’s 2021 Community Excellence Award on Sept. 24 during the League’s annual Convention in Grand Rapids....

The Michigan Department of Treasury recently provided an update to League staff on their continuing efforts to distribute the $322 million, first-year tranche of American Rescue Plan dollars designated for Michigan municipalities that are designated as Non-Entitlement Units.  These dollars were allocated to 1,724 Michigan cities, villages, and townships and...

Michigan Municipal League released a statement earlier this week about the U.S. Senate approving a $1 trillion plan to address the nation’s infrastructure needs. The statement is from Dan Gilmartin, the League’s CEO and Executive Director. Here is the statement we sent out to the media: “The Michigan Municipal League...

The Legislature recessed for at least two weeks earlier this week without finalizing a General Fund budget and without allocating any of their remaining GF fund balance or available American Rescue Plan Act funds.  A school aid budget was completed and sent to the Governor in HB 4411, but the...

This morning, the Michigan Department of Treasury finalized the necessary forms and guidance to assist Michigan's 1,724 "non-entitlement units", eligible for American Rescue Plan funding on a per capita basis, to submit their requests to receive their eligible distributions. This will be the first of two distributions that NEUs will...

Late yesterday afternoon, the Michigan House of Representatives moved a new version of a supplemental appropriation bill, Senate Bill 37, that appears to represent a deal on a number of outstanding federal stimulus items from last December's federal stimulus effort and includes appropriating the first installment of the American Rescue...

The Michigan Department of Treasury released the following agenda and registration details for their first webinar on the American Rescue Plan Act, aimed at offering the Department’s initial guidance for implementing the ARP’s Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. This webinar is scheduled for: Thursday, June 17, 2021 2 p.m. –...