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*Update 8/27/2019 – Michigan Department of Treasury released additional conference information and full agenda. Click here for more information.* Earlier today, officials from the Michigan Department of Treasury released the details and opened registration for their upcoming annual Local Government Summit.  This has proven to be a very informative event in past years...

The Legislature’s summer recess continues throughout the month of July, as leaders meet with their respective caucuses to determine what approach(es) they might take during negotiations with the Governor on road funding. While tentative session days are scheduled this month, the consensus is that they will not reconvene until sometime...

Last week the State Tax Commission approved a new Frequently Asked Questions document for distribution to all relevant interest groups on the STC and Treasury's progress with the implementation of the new assessing reform proposal that was signed into law at the end of last year. This FAQ has been...

As Treasury continues to implement changes to the state's Personal Property Tax reimbursement system that were enacted last year, many communities received the second portion of their 2018 reimbursement distributions from the Local Community Stabilization Authority (LCSA) in recent days. One element of the changes enacted last summer resulted in...

Earlier this afternoon Treasury staff shared the following information as part of the 2018 amendments that the League supported to the state's Personal Property Tax reimbursement system.  A key component of last year's law change allows communities to seek corrections to their PPT reimbursement amounts when calculation or data errors...

(Click here to watch the Facebook Live video) We covered a lot of ground in the Michigan Municipal League’s first ever – Monday Morning Live broadcast on Facebook Live. And while the live broadcast that took place 10:30 a.m. this morning is over you can still watch it anytime on...

On October 20th, the Local Community Stabilization Authority began distributing approximately $200 million to local units of government as reimbursement for their annual losses related to the new Personal Property Tax system.  The October payments represent the third year of reimbursements under the new system as eligible manufacturing personal property...

Earlier this month the Legislature wrapped up its pre-election session schedule, meeting for nine days between Labor Day and the first week of October.  Both chambers recessed on October 4th until their scheduled return on November 7th, following the General Election.  While the Lame Duck session period technically begins on...

As communities prepare for the next round of personal property tax reimbursements later this month, the Legislature is continuing the discussion over how any dollars remaining after all losses are reimbursed at 100% are to be distributed to local governments.  House Bill 6348 was reported by the House Appropriations committee...

Treasury’s Community Engagement & Finance Division published the following announcement earlier today for their upcoming Local Government Summit on October 10th at Livonia’s Laurel Manor conference facility.  League staff will be participating on the Legislative Panel scheduled that afternoon. The Michigan Department of Treasury’s Community Engagement and Finance Division would...