Inside 208

Due to the volume of questions the Administration is receiving on the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Michigan Municipal League has partnered with Governor to help answer and address the questions our members have. Your questions can be submitted by clicking here. The Michigan Municipal League will group and share these questions [...]

Update From the Governor's Office Below TECHNICAL ISSUES: Dr. Joneigh Khaldun to Give Remote Update on COVID-19  Apologies to all of those who took the time to join this call today. Unfortunately, we are using new technology to meet the volume of demand. Our office will be in touch, shortly with additional...

The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs has provided an update on the federal government’s current efforts to address COVID-19 (coronavirus). The White House recommends following the CDC’s website for the most immediate updates on the pandemic. The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs recommends the following: For all emergency related issues [...]

**Registration for the call is now full – The League will post a full recap of the call on Inside 208.  On Wednesday, March 11 at 1PM, Senior  Administration Officials from the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs will host a briefing call for local and state leaders on the [...]

The League has launched a webpage to provide our membership with resources and information for local governments to address the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Additionally, we are providing members with the CDC’s Weekly Report on the Coronavirus from the Michigan Association for Local Public Health. This week, the Michigan Department of Health [...]

The nonprofit Land Information Access Association (LIAA) is collaborating with coastal communities in Michigan to develop master plan content that will contribute to greater coastal and community-wide resilience. These planning efforts focus on ways to build a better and more reliable local economy, manage social and environmental changes, respond to...

Dozens of individuals have packed the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure committee week after week to oppose Senate Bill 431. They’ll have another chance to have their voices heard when the committee meets again Wednesday, February 19 at 12:30 pm to continue testimony.  SB 431 seeks to take away the already [...]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18, 2020, the League will testify in the Senate Appropriation Sub-Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Great Lakes and Energy alongside members from the City of South Haven and the Village of Pentwater. Similar to last month's hearing held in the House Appropriations Sub-Committee on Natural Resources...

The office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters is hosting a workshop in Alpena in March to info local governments about federal grant opportunities. Peters’ staff asked us to pass along information about this event to our members. Here are the details. The Office of U.S. Senator Gary C. Peters invites [...]

It has come to the League’s attention that MDOT’s IT Security Office will not allow JobNet access for requests that do not have a valid Email address. MDOT’s IT security considers a email address to be valid when it has: The users name or an abbreviated version of their name [...]