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Most are now aware that there will be six proposals on the November ballot, one more controversial than the other.  But none is probably quite as dangerous to Michigan’s economic recovery than Proposal 5. This particular proposal would set in the constitution a requirement that a legislative vote on any [...]

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered 3 of the 4 outstanding ballot proposals on the November election. This includes the 2/3 legislative vote for tax changes, collective bargaining rights and a public vote for new international bridges. The only remaining proposal the court rejected was the one that would have [...]

Ballot proposals for this November are getting a bit clearer. To date, the Emergency Manager Law, collective bargaining rights, renewable energy and home health care proposals have all been given the go-ahead. The other proposals did not receive enough support from the State Board of Canvassers and as of this date [...]

More than a dozen Michigan Municipal League members, supporters and staff attended a press conference Wednesday to announce a legal challenge to a radical and controversial constitutional amendment ballot proposal. (Watch a video of the event, read the press release and sign up to join the effort. View more photos on flickr.) [...]

A message from the League’s Arnold Weinfeld:The Michigan Municipal League is participating in a new coalition,  Defend Michigan Democracy, and is encouraging our members to get involved as well. We are simply asking you to go to www.defendingmidemocracy.com and join the effort to defend the constitutional principle of majority rule, by [...]

Postcard that went to Michigan House candidates. Download it. The Replace Don’t Erase coalition, which includes the Michigan Municipal League and other organizations, has launched a campaign to give all candidates for the state House and Senate the facts about legislation that would give the Governor and Legislature new power to take [...]

On August 2nd, one of the League’s partners on national transportation issues, Transportation for America, will be hosting a webinar to discuss the newly enacted federal transportation act, “MAP-21” (Moving ahead for Progress in the 21st Century). The webinar will begin at 2 pm on Thursday, August 2nd and feature [...]

As Congress begins their annual August break, the opportunity presents itself for local officials to speak with their federal representatives about a number of different issues. This includes not only local matters, but others that have the potential to impact communities in Michigan and around our country for years to [...]

The Michigan Municipal League, along with a number of other statewide organizations, has formed a coalition to defend the constitutional principle of majority rule that would be eliminated by a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow just one-third of the members of one chamber of Michigan’s Legislature to obstruct any state [...]

  DETROIT, Michigan – A recent federal court decision regarding cable television regulation is a major victory for Detroit and possibly for many other Michigan communities down the road. U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson ruled on July 10 that the law regulating uniform franchising of cable television can be [...]