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April 2, 2012

Temporary Liquor License Bill Heard in House Regulatory Reform Committee

The House Regulatory Reform Committee met last week to discuss HB 5011, which would allow for temporary liquor licenses while permanent licenses are being considered. Several folks testified in support of this legislation as a way to allow businesses to…

March 30, 2012

Local Economic Development Funding Cut By House and Senate Sub-Committees

The House and Senate General Government Committees both passed their initial budgets out of committee, and both cut the funding dedicated for local economic development that was supposed to replace the former Brownfield and Historic and MEGA credits. Governor Rick…

March 30, 2012

Congress and Senate pass 90-day transportation extension

For the ninth time in two years, the Congress and Senate have passed another extension to the current transportation authorization act. This latest extension, which came pretty close to the March 31st deadline, will last until June 30th and comes…

March 29, 2012

Senate Plans to Start Hearings on Eliminating Personal Property Tax April 18

According to Senate Leadership, the Senate Finance Committee intends to introduce legislation to eliminate significant portions of the personal property tax immediately after they return from spring recess. We understand this legislation is molded after the Administration's proposal to eliminate all…

March 29, 2012

Medical marijuana bills pass House committee

This morning the House Judiciary Committee passed a series of bills that seeks to regulate medical marijuana. House Bill 4834 would add additional information to the registry identification cards for patients and caregivers. It would require patient cards to have…

March 29, 2012

Success in the House! Panel Increases Revenue Sharing/EVIP – Eliminates Many Requirements

This morning, the House General Government Subcommittee on Appropriations passed out HB 5382, the budget bill which contains revenue sharing/EVIP for 2012-13. The Committee increased the funding for statutory revenue sharing/EVIP from the Governor's proposal of $210 million to $220…

March 29, 2012

Michigan Officials Learn About Successful Millage Campaigns at League Seminar

Roger Martin of Martin Waymire Advocacy talks about millage elections to Michigan Municipal League members.LANSING, Michigan - More than 30 municipal officials from throughout the state attended a Michigan Municipal League training session Thursday, March 29, 2012, about how to…

March 28, 2012

Senate Panel Changes Governor’s EVIP/Revenue Sharing Proposal for 2012-13

This afternoon, the Senate General Government subcommittee on Appropriations passed out SB 954, which contains the budget for statutory revenue sharing/EVIP for next years’ budget 2012-13. This is NOT to be confused with the existing language in place for the…

March 27, 2012

VICTORY! One Day Liquor Licenses Again Available for Communities!

After a few months of confusion for communities, and after significant pressing from the Michigan Municipal League and our member communities, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) today published a bulletin that will once again clarify that League communities can…

March 27, 2012

League Seeks Answers from State on Economic Vitality Incentive Program

A message from the Michigan Municipal League's Anthony Minghine:With the deadline for the third leg of the Economic Vitality Incentive Program rapidly approaching, we thought it important to provide an update on the multitude of questions that were posed to Treasury…

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Temporary Liquor License Bill Heard in House Regulatory Reform Committee

Local Economic Development Funding Cut By House and Senate Sub-Committees

Congress and Senate pass 90-day transportation extension

Senate Plans to Start Hearings on Eliminating Personal Property Tax April 18

Medical marijuana bills pass House committee

Success in the House! Panel Increases Revenue Sharing/EVIP – Eliminates Many Requirements

Michigan Officials Learn About Successful Millage Campaigns at League Seminar

Senate Panel Changes Governor’s EVIP/Revenue Sharing Proposal for 2012-13

VICTORY! One Day Liquor Licenses Again Available for Communities!

League Seeks Answers from State on Economic Vitality Incentive Program

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