Skip to content

Inside208

Category Archives: Municipal Services

July 18, 2012

Government immunity legislation passes Senate committee

This morning the Senate Energy and Technology Committee passed Senate Bills 1083 and 1084, bills that would create an exception to governmental immunity under the MISS-DIG Act. The committee-passed substitute for Senate Bill 1083 rewrites the MISS-DIG Act and creates…
July 18, 2012

Municipal Loan Bills pass Senate Committee

This morning the Senate Appropriations Committee passed House Bills 5566-5570, a package that amends the Emergency Municipal Loan Act to include school districts and amend the criteria for qualifying. The current statute does not allow school districts to qualify for…
July 16, 2012

“Fiscal Cliff” on the horizon

With the presidential election heating up, the debate over how to deal with federal deficit is coming into sharper focus. Recall that as part of the deficit deal of last year, automatic spending cuts and tax hikes will take effect if…
July 2, 2012

Affordable Care Act upheld by Supreme Court

In what many have called a stunning decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the federal Affordable Care Act by a 5-4 vote.  The decision was stunning because of Chief Justice John Roberts, who voted to affirm the law with the…
June 26, 2012

COPS grants received by 8 Michigan communities

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced $111 million in Community Oriented Policing Services grants to communities across the country. Eight Michigan cities received nearly $3 million. The grants can be used to hire new officers, rehire laid off officers, or rehire…
June 14, 2012

Fireworks bill heading to Governor

Yesterday afternoon the Senate concurred on SB 193, a bill that would amend the fireworks law to beef up sanctions and fire marshal enforcement of the law. Last year the Governor signed the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act. This bill amends…
June 14, 2012

Municipal Loan Bills pulled from committee agenda

Last Thursday the House passed House Bills 5566-5570, a package that amends the Emergency Municipal Loan Act to include school districts and amend the criteria for qualifying. One troublesome amendment added on the House floor would prohibit a community from…
Contact
[email protected]
734.662.3246
Locations
Headquarters
1675 Green Road,
Ann Arbor MI 48105
 
Capitol Office
208 N. Capitol Ave.,
1st Floor Lansing, MI 48933
©2022 Michigan Municipal League LLC. All rights reserved