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Don’t forget to tune in to Live with the League today at noon because we will take a deep dive look at the 2023-24 fiscal year budget recently approved in the House and Senate. The massive, $82 billion state budget deal passed in the Legislature June 28 is now awaiting...

The National League of Cities Congressional Cities Conference is your chance to hear directly from federal officials about current and upcoming funding opportunities available to your city, town, or village. The conference, taking place March 26-28, includes a day on Capitol Hill, workshops, meetings with Members of Congress, and networking...

On Tuesday, the Michigan Senate convened for an action-packed day to move final items of legislation before the conclusion of the 2021-2022 legislative term. Among those bills was HB 5248, sponsored by Representative Steenland.  HB 5248 would eliminate the current 15,500 population cap applied to cities and villages utilizing or...

On Wednesday, the last legislative session day before the election, the House and Senate acted on dozens of bills well into the evening. The biggest legislative item was an agreement on a roughly $1 billion budget supplemental (SB 844). Of that funding, $846 million will go toward the Strategic Outreach...

The Michigan Municipal League is sharing this at the request of our friends at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at University of Michigan. They are looking for input from local government leaders on a new fiscal reporting mechanism. This new system could have a major impact...

The Senate Finance committee has scheduled a hearing next week on two bills that the Municipal League is supporting that would provide much needed relief to local governments and taxing jurisdictions from the costs associated with the current disabled veteran property tax exemption. Senate Bills 783–784 (Sen Jon Bumstead –...

The Michigan House and Senate wrapped up their work last week for the calendar year as the mid-point of the current 2021-22 legislative session.  Following the holidays, the legislature will return to session on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 to resume action.  All legislation introduced during 2021 remains eligible for action...

Much of the focus of this final week of legislative session for the calendar year focused on negotiations between the Governor and Legislature on an economic development proposal reacting to Ford Motor Company's recent decision to locate their new battery/electric vehicle plant in Tennessee. As a component of the larger...

The Michigan Municipal League needs your help to oppose a bill related to the personal property tax that could get a vote in the state Senate as early as Tuesday, December 14th. While we prefer you call your state Senators, we’ve also created this sample letter through our Action Center...

Earlier today, the Michigan Department of Treasury circulated a list of the local units that have not submitted all of the required CVTRS documentation (as of Nov 29th 6:30 PM). The list can be downloaded here: FY 2022 Missing CVTRS 11-29-21 630PM Treasury staff emailed all local units early last...