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June 7, 2023

Senate Elections and Ethics Committee Takes Up Proposal 2 Legislation

A package of bills intended to implement Proposal 2 was introduced this week and taken up for a Senate Elections and Ethics Committee hearing this afternoon. Senate Bills 367 to 374, sponsored primarily by committee members, provide an outline for…

May 31, 2023

Michigan Municipal League, John LaMacchia Honored as Among Most Effective Lobbyists

The MML's advocacy team from left Herasanna Richards, Jennifer Rigterink, Dave Hodgkins, John LaMacchia and Betsy Richardson. LANSING, Michigan – The Michigan Municipal League and our own John LaMacchia were both honored today for being among the "most effective" lobbyists…

May 16, 2023

48 Communities Recognized for Environmental Sustainability Leadership

The Michigan Green Communities (MGC) program is recognizing 48 counties, cities, townships, and villages that took part in the annual MGC Challenge for their environmental leadership. These communities logged the actions they took through 2022 related to energy efficiency, climate…

May 12, 2023

$500,000 in Grant Funding Available for Priority Health Statewide Wellness Campaign

A Priority Health Fitness Court launches in Grand Rapids (August 9, 2022) The Michigan Municipal League is sharing this information for our members at the request of Priority Health and the National Fitness Campaign. Several Michigan communities already have these…

May 5, 2023

Guess What’s Back? Back Again! Aggregate Preemption’s Back, Tell A Friend!

Yesterday afternoon in the Michigan House of Representatives a three-bill package was introduced. House Bills 4526, 4527, and 4528. Different year, a new legislative session but once again the aggregate industry is back pushing a deceptive narrative that in order…

February 13, 2023

Michigan Municipal League Legislative Committee Work Underway

The League's John LaMacchia and Herasanna Richards talk with the MML's internal legislative committee members at the State Capitol Feb. 9, 2023. The Michigan Municipal League had a tremendously successful kickoff orientation meeting Thursday at the state Capitol for our…

February 10, 2023

Register Today for Michigan Municipal League’s 2023 CapCon Happening April 18-19!

Registration is now open for the Michigan Municipal League's premiere legislative conference - CapCon - taking place April 18-19 in Lansing and we have a packed agenda for you on the issues you most care about - housing, legislative activity,…

November 30, 2022

National Civility Summit for Local Government is Dec. 7 – Free for All Attendees

Sharing this from our partners at the National League of Cities. This is a free webinar about civility in local government. We thought our members may be interested in attending virtually. While it's geared toward NLC members, your community does…

November 8, 2022

Next Live with the League is Noon Monday – Much to Discuss

We have a lot to cover on our next Live with the League this Monday. We will discuss the Nov. 8 election results and the potential impact on local governments, what could happen with the short-term rental issue during the…

February 22, 2022

MML Announcement: John LaMacchia and Jennifer Rigterink to Lead State and Federal Affairs Team

We're pleased to pass along to our members an important announcement regarding new leadership for our state and federal affairs team based out of Lansing. The Michigan Municipal League’s John LaMacchia has been named director of our state and federal…

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