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October 1, 2012

MEDC Roadshow Coming to an Area Near You

The MEDC in collaboration with MSHDA, MDOT, LARA and the MI Land Bank have created a roadshow they are taking all around the state.  This Economic Growth group in state government (assembled by Governor Snyder) has created a 2 hour…
October 1, 2012

Redevelopment Liquor License Bill Passes House

On the final day of House session for a few weeks, HB 5877, a bill to expand eligibility for redevelopment liquor licenses to villages and townships (insert link to old post), passed the House.  It now moves onto the senate…
September 27, 2012

Pension bonding bill on its way to the Governor

This afternoon the House passed SB 1129, a bill allowing local units of government to bond for costs associated with switching from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC). In its current version the bill also allows for bonding for…
September 27, 2012

House holds hearing on PA 54 exemption

This morning the House Local Government committee held a hearing on a new bill introduced last month would amend PA 54 of 2012, the law prohibiting retroactive wage increases, to exempt police officers and firefighters. HB 5780 seeks to undo…
September 25, 2012

Pension flexibilty package passes House committee

This afternoon the House Appropriations Committee reported two pension flexibility bills the League has been pushing: HB 5725 which amends the MERS statute to remove barriers to switching from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) and SB 1129 which…
September 25, 2012

FOIA Bills get House Committee Hearing

Today in committee, the Michigan Municipal League and its members opposed HBs 5879 and 5895. These two bills dealing with FOIA were up in the Michigan House Oversight, Reform and Ethics committee for testimony only. Abigail Elias, Chief Assistant Attorney…
September 24, 2012

REMINDER: EVIP INFO FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES DUE BY OCT 1

Please remember that all municipalities need to provide their Accountability and Transparency EVIP information to the State Department of Treasury by October 1st (Monday).  THIS INCLUDES MUNICIPALITIES THAT PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION LAST YEAR.Municipalites that do not provide this information will…
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