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January 11, 2013

Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference held

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…

January 11, 2013

2013 PASER training announced

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…

January 11, 2013

National Brownfield Association Offering Program on Developing Brownfield Plans, Save the Date: Feb 21

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…

January 9, 2013

Great Resource Available for Entrepreneurs in Your Community!

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…

January 8, 2013

National League of Cities Accepting Applications for Committees – Deadline Friday, January 25th.

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…

January 7, 2013

Fiscal Cliff Summary and Cities Avoid Losing Exemptions on Federal Bonds

With Congress and the President passing legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff, cities had a significant victory in that they did not eliminate the tax exemption on federal municipal bonds. While this is great news for cities and villages, we…

January 3, 2013

Happy New (session) Year!

It's 2013, a new year for all of us, and a new legislative session here in Lansing. While last session was extremely fast paced, I don't expect this year will be much different. A new House is being sworn in,…

December 20, 2012

Governor signs personal property tax reform

This morning Governor Rick Snyder signed the personal property tax reform package, Senate Bills 1065-1071 and House Bills 6022, 6024-6026. The new laws are viewable on the legislative website. As noted in previous posts the League will continue working with…

December 19, 2012

League publishes personal property tax fact sheet for communities

Following the passage of last week's personal property tax reform, the League has published a fact sheet with the specifics of the legislation: opp_ppt_reform.pdf (106.72 kb) The fact sheet is also available on the League's resources page as well. Samantha…

December 19, 2012

Michigan Municipal League publishes right to work fact sheet for communities

Last week the legislature passed right to work legislation for public and private employees. The League has posted this one-pager-plus document discussing the details of the legislation.Samantha Harkins is the Director of State Affairs for the League. She can be reached…

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Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference held

2013 PASER training announced

National Brownfield Association Offering Program on Developing Brownfield Plans, Save the Date: Feb 21

Great Resource Available for Entrepreneurs in Your Community!

National League of Cities Accepting Applications for Committees – Deadline Friday, January 25th.

Fiscal Cliff Summary and Cities Avoid Losing Exemptions on Federal Bonds

Happy New (session) Year!

Governor signs personal property tax reform

League publishes personal property tax fact sheet for communities

Michigan Municipal League publishes right to work fact sheet for communities

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