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September 4, 2012

ORR – UP and Northern Michigan Roadshows – September 5th and 7th

The Office of Regulatory Reinvention has been on the road with several other agencies that are part of Governor Snyder’s economic growth executive group. In addition to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and the ORR, the economic…

August 31, 2012

Supreme Court to decide soon on ballot proposals

The question of whether or not a number of ballot proposals will be on the November ballot is now in the hands of the Michigan Supreme Court. The court has held its hearing during which opponents and proponents of four…

August 29, 2012

November ballot proposals

Ballot proposals for this November are getting a bit clearer. To date, the Emergency Manager Law, collective bargaining rights, renewable energy and home health care proposals have all been given the go-ahead. The other proposals did not receive enough support from…

August 27, 2012

Tell Your Story: The FCC wants to Hear About PEG in Your Community

The FCC has released a Notice of Inquiry that “solicits data, information, and comment on the state of competition in the delivery of video programming for the Commission’s Fifteenth Report.” The goal of the inquiry is “to enhance [the Commission’s]…

August 23, 2012

Michigan Municipal League Supports Legal Challenge to Radical Ballot Proposal

More than a dozen Michigan Municipal League members, supporters and staff attended a press conference Wednesday to announce a legal challenge to a radical and controversial constitutional amendment ballot proposal. (Watch a video of the event, read the press release and sign…

August 15, 2012

Committee Votes Out Brownfield Bill Sub

Today, the Senate Economic Development Committee passed the substitute for SB 1210 (SB 1210 S-1.pdf (179.65 kb).Because we received the bill last night and did not have enough time to get feedback from our members, I testified today simply saying…

August 14, 2012

Bill to Change Rental Inspection Timeline Introduced

Senator Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc) has introduced SB 1168, a bill that would make multiple changes to the Michigan housing law. It would limit both registration fees and inspection fees for rental inspections as well as change the timeline for inspections…

August 14, 2012

Changes to Brownfield Program Make Their Way into Bill Form

SB 1210, a bill to make changes to the current Brownfield program, will be taken up in the Senate Economic Development committee Wednesday morning at 10 am. The initial reason for this bill was to eliminate the sunset on the…

August 10, 2012

Workgroup to examine fireworks law

Yesterday Representatives Hugh Crawford (Novi) and Harold Haugh (Roseville) announced that they will be heading up a new four-person House workgroup to look at the state's fireworks law. The workgroup is expected to look at a few issues including reducing…