Municipal Finance Archives

February 3, 2023

NLC’s Congressional Cities Conference Registration Now Open

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…

November 30, 2022

PA 33 Population Cap on Municipalities Removed With Passage of HB 5248

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…

September 30, 2022

Budgets, Elections, and Municipal Finance, Oh My! Last Legislative Session Day Before Election has Flurry of Activity

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…

July 5, 2022

UM seeks input on a project to modernize local government financial reporting

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…

February 17, 2022

Disabled Vets Exemption Reform Proposal Scheduled for Committee Hearing

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…

December 22, 2021

Legislative Session Reaches Mid-Point

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…

December 15, 2021

PPT Exemption Expansion Gets Wrapped Into Economic Development Deal

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…

December 10, 2021

Tell Your Senators Today to Oppose or Slow Down on Personal Property Tax Bill

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,…

November 18, 2021

Treasury Announces 2022 Inflation Rate Multiplier

The State Tax Commission announced the 2022 inflation rate multiplier to be used in the capped value formula and for the Headlee Millage Reduction Fraction formula. For the coming year, that inflation value is set at 3.3%. This is the…

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