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LANSING, Michigan – Governor Snyder held his third State of the State speech last night.  In it, he discussed the areas in which he would like to focus on during the next two years. Transportation dollars to fix Michigan roads was towards the top of the list.  He discussed his...

Plywood under a bridge going over a Michigan expressway. Image from Justfixtheroads.com. This statement is from Linden Mayor David Lossing, president of the Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees. Lossing is commenting on tonight’s State of the State address by Gov. Rick Snyder, who called for new investment in Michigan’s...

William Mathewson talks to League members about the Open Meetings Act at an education session Wednesday in Ann Arbor. View more photos here. ANN ARBOR, Michigan – The first of a series of new training weeks kicked off today with sessions on the state’s Freedom of Information Act, Open Meetings...

Effective today, Step Forward Michigan will begin taking applications online to assist homeowners located in a participating county with past due property taxes using the Loan Rescue Program. If determined eligible, a onetime payment will be sent directly to the county treasurer to pay toward outstanding county and local property...

Just a reminder that the next EVIP deadline for consolidation of services is February 1, 2013. To qualify for this category of EVIP local units must prepare consolidation plans. Please see the League’s EVIP page for specific information. Please be aware of the following critical correction to the January/February 2013...

This morning the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference was held, and the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies as well as the State Budget Director reached a consensus on economic and revenue figures for the rest of Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, FY 2014 and FY 2015. The consensus included net general fund/general...

The MI Transportation Asset Management Council has announced the 2013 PASER training and certification schedule on their website. This training is required for those employees who are rating the roads this summer. For more information or to register contact the Center for Technology and Training at (906) 487-2102 or ctt@mtu.edu....

The Michigan Chapter of the NBA is planning an all-day program in Lansing on February 21. This program will provide practical advice to municipalities on issues relating to development of brownfield plans.  Experts from municipalities and the State will talk about all the do’s and don’ts for development of brownfield...

Know of an entrepreneur looking to start a microbusiness in your community?  The Microenterprise Network of Michigan (MNM) is a great resource to steer them to! The Microenterprise Network of Michigan (MNM) is a statewide association that supports entrepreneurship and microbusiness development in Michigan. Their member organizations provide entrepreneurial training,...

Have you ever served on an NLC committee? Have you ever thought about serving? Well, now is the time to take action! NLC is accepting applications for their 2013 Full Policy and Advocacy Committees. Those who were committee members in 2012 will automatically be reappointed unless they notify NLC they...