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December 11, 2020

Lame Duck Round Up – Week 2

We entered this second week of lame duck expecting action on bills along multiple fronts as the legislature positioned themselves to wrap up activity for the year next week. Instead, this second week ended up feeling a little more like…

December 3, 2020

Lame Duck Round Up – Week 1

This week kicked off the first full week of lame duck legislative activity since the November election. The League's advocacy team is engaged on multiple fronts to promote a number of pieces of legislation we have been supporting and defending…

September 30, 2020

Governor Signs State Budget – Hazard Premium Payroll Deadline Extended

Earlier today, Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 5396, the omnibus budget for the state fiscal year that starts tomorrow, October 1st. The Senate Fiscal Agency summary of the budget agreement can be reviewed here. The House Fiscal Agency analysis can…

July 1, 2020

Governor Whitmer Signs CARES Funding Bill With Money for Locals

Earlier today, the Governor signed Senate Bill 690, as expected. This $880 million spending bill is the first appropriation of the roughly $3 billion that the State of Michigan had been allocated under the Coronavirus Relief Fund established within the…

April 28, 2020

COVID Response & Recovery Survey of Municipal Operations & Finances

The Michigan Municipal League and our partners at Plante Moran are coordinating to gather data from municipalities across Michigan on the workplace and financial impacts from the coronavirus pandemic and how local governments are reacting. Information that is gathered from…

April 2, 2020

Deadline Announced for Presidential Primary Reimbursements & Other Election News

The Bureau of Elections released the following information last night for local units of government to request reimbursements for their costs related to the March Presidential Primary election. The Governor recently signed Senate Bill 151, a supplemental appropriation that included…

February 17, 2020

Opioid Crisis Briefing for Local Government Officials on Feb. 27

The Michigan Opioids Task Force and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are joining together to host a briefing on the state's opioid crisis response for local government officials. This briefing is intended for officials who are…

December 13, 2019

Legislature Officially Hits Halfway Mark of Term

With the voting this week, the Legislature officially wrapped up their activity for the year and reached the halfway point of the 2019-2020 legislative term. The House and Senate are now on recess until January 8th. All bills introduced in…

October 2, 2019

Important updates to 911 Multiline Telephone System Requirements

Abilita Inc.wrote an article on changes coming to the 911 system in the September/October issue of The Review magazine. They have now provided an update to that article. Since the article 911 Changes in Michigan and How they Affect You was…

October 1, 2019

State Budget Battle Goes Into Overtime

As expected, following the Legislature's movement of budget bills that the Administration had not signed off on, Governor Whitmer responded aggressively to the legislative spending proposal by issuing 147 separate line items vetoes within the 16 departmental budget bills she signed. …

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