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Page one of the new Short-Term Rental fact sheet. As the legislature goes in to session this week, the Michigan Municipal League is hearing there's interest in the House to take up House Bill 4722. Discussions will be happening TODAY. Contact your Representative to oppose HB 4722! The legislation seeks...

Legislation balancing the necessity for communities to provide proper regulation and oversight over commercial enterprises in their neighborhoods while continuing to allow short-term rental properties in all communities was introduced today. The "Good Neighbor Policy" legislation, House Bills 5465 and 5466 is supported by a coalition of organizations representing local...

On October 25, the registration period will begin for the Department of Energy's Communities Local Energy Action Program (LEAP) Technical Assitance Opportunity. The DOE Communities LEAP Pilot aims to facilitate sustained community-wide economic and environmental benefits primarily through DOE’s clean energy deployment work. This opportunity is specifically open to low-income,...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released this fact sheet on .gov geared towards election officials to help them understand the value of transitioning to a .gov domain. As a reminder, CISA recently took over the administration of the .gov program and it’s free for election officials.  For [...]

This week the U.S. Senate passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in bipartisan vote of 69-31. The marks the largest federal investment in infrastructure I nearly a century and will have sweeping impact in Michigan and across the nation. Here are some top line budget numbers and [...]

2021 Positive Project Safety Collaboration Award This award is aimed at recognizing the uniting of all parties on a Michigan highway project to achieve a positive safety culture.  The award will be presented by the Michigan Work Zone Safety Task Force for one or more project teams that demonstrate a...

The AASHTO Subcommittee on Local Road Safety is conducting a survey to prioritize and focus their efforts. Your response is very much appreciated and should take less than 10 minutes to complete. The survey results will inform the subcommittee and its leadership of traffic safety practitioners’ priorities in regard to local roads. [...]

The Every Day Counts (EDC) Safety Summit Series will run every Wednesday in September. This summit will highlight seven EDC safety innovations, and share how they can save lives. The series will benefit those who are just beginning to implement these innovations, those who are further along and could gain [...]

Time is running out for Michigan communities to accept the American Rescue Plan dollars. The Michigan Department of Treasury has provided regular updates to the Michigan Municipal League on this issue and told us a large majority of our communities have submitted their application for this funding. Thank you to [...]

Today the Senate passed SB 529 by a vote of 23-12. The bill would appropriate currently available one-time resources to local roads and bridges. $1.3B for local bridge rehabilitation and replacement $200M for local roads ($70 specifically for cities and villages) $126M for rail grade separation The League issued the...