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…

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…

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…

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…

Mitch Bean speaks to the Michigan Municipal League Board in 2010.There was an excellent article from MIRS (Michigan Information & Research Service) this week about who is to blame for the ongoing financial strain in Detroit and other Michigan cities.MIRS…

This morning, I testified on behalf of communities throughout Michigan regarding the 2012-13 budget recommendations for the Economic Vitality and Incentive Program (EVIP, formerly statutory revenue sharing). Joining me was Tony Minghine, Associate Executive Director of the League.Before we testified,…