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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 we had no position on the bill.  We do...

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 to not less than 6 years but no longer than...

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 Brownfield program and this resulted in a series of workgroups...

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 the types of fireworks available and limiting the dates that they...

A message from the League’s Arnold Weinfeld:The Michigan Municipal League is participating in a new coalition,  Defend Michigan Democracy, and is encouraging our members to get involved as well. We are simply asking you to go to www.defendingmidemocracy.com and join the effort to defend the constitutional principle of majority rule, by...

The Michigan Municipal League did well on Tuesday, with several of our members and former members who are running for the House of Representatives scoring victories.  We had eight members who came through contested primaries to earn their party nomination for the November 6th general election.  We also had three members...

Postcard that went to Michigan House candidates. Download it. The Replace Don’t Erase coalition, which includes the Michigan Municipal League and other organizations, has launched a campaign to give all candidates for the state House and Senate the facts about legislation that would give the Governor and Legislature new power to take...

| The Michigan Municipal League is launching a Natural Gas Purchasing Program designed to help League members save money on their natural gas whether they are with a traditional provider or a third party. The first signup opportunity has a September 1, 2012 deadline, so please join us for a free webinar 2 p.m....

There will be at least one measure on the November ballot, with six more waiting in the wings. The Michigan Supreme Court, on a split 4-3 decision, has ordered the State Board of Canvassers to place on the ballot the referendum calling for the repeal of Public Act 4. Since the...

On Tuesday, August 14 at 1 p.m., the International Municipal Lawyers Association will be holding a teleconference to discuss Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act and its provisions relating to cell tower co-location. Call in to find out more details about this federal provision and how it...