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March 7, 2012

Governor delivers public safety message

This morning Governor Rick Snyder delivered his public safety message. The message will be available on the Governor's website. There are several key points that affect our communities. They include: $10 million of the $25 million EVIP grant funds will…
March 6, 2012

House committee passes public employee disclosure bill

This afternoon the House Oversight, Reform and Ethics committee passed HB 5196, a bill creating the Public Employee Compensation Disclosure Act. The committee passed bill may be viewed here: HB 5196 h-1.pdf (10.83 kb) The committee passed version requires a…
February 29, 2012

Two inch rule heads to Governor

This afternoon the House concurred on the Senate-passed version of HB 4589, a bill that reinstates the two inch rule for sidewalk liability. The legislation has a rebuttable presumption that a sidewalk with a defect under two inches wasmaintained by…
February 27, 2012

PA 152 Frequently Asked Questions

This week the Michigan Department of Treasury put out a document to answer frequently asked questions regarding Public Act 152 of 2011.  The document may be found on Treasury's website, and the PDF version is available here: Public Act 152…
February 27, 2012

Legislature holds hearings on medical marijuana

Last week the House Judiciary Committee held hearings on medical marijuana and this week the hearings continue in both chambers. Last week the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from the Prosecutors on issues dealing with medical marijuana. The House Committee…
February 22, 2012

Two inch rule passes Senate

Yesterday the Senate passed HB 4589, a bill reinstating the long-standing two inch rule for sidewalk liability. In 2009 the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the two inch rule in Robinson v. City of Lansing. This legislation would reinstate that rule…
February 14, 2012

House committee holds hearing on posting bills

This afternoon the House Oversight, Reform and Ethics committee heard testimony on HB 5196, a bill that would require public entities to post wages and benefits for employees who receive more than $100,000 total compensation. It also heard testimony on…
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