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February 11, 2020

Michigan High Waters Summit Launches High Water Action Team

Last week, the Michigan Municipal League joined state agencies, emergency managers, local governments at the Michigan High Waters Coordinating Summit in Lansing. The summit, convened by Gov. Whitmer and the Department of Great Lakes Energy and Environment, addressed the current…

February 7, 2020

Whitmer Administration Pitches FY21 Budget Proposal

In addition to the League's official media statement in response to the Governor's budget presentation yesterday, here are some of the more critical details for League member communities: The Governor's Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget utilizes $11 billion in General Fund…

February 4, 2020

Registration now open for the Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference

Registration is now open for the 2020 Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference, a first-of-its-kind regional conference hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The conference will focus on the water infrastructure challenges faced by the Great…

January 28, 2020

League Members Testify in Lansing on High Waters Crisis

Grand Haven City Manager Pat McGinnis testifies with the Michigan Municipal League's Herasanna Richards about the impact of high water levels on his city. Officials from several Michigan communities testified in a House subcommittee Thursday, January 23, about the devastating…

January 22, 2020

Appropriations Sub-Committee to Host Hearing on High Waters Impact for Communities

The Michigan Municipal League has secured a hearing in the House Appropriation Sub-Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Quality to highlight the devastating impact of shoreline erosion and high waters on Michigan’s coastal communities. The hearing, scheduled for Thursday, January…

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…

December 10, 2019

3 Public Hearing Dates Set in January for PFAS Draft Rules

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) is holding three public hearings next month on its plans to regulate several types of fluorinated chemicals that may pose a health risk where they’re being found in public drinking water. Those…

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. …

September 23, 2019

Draft Rules for PFAS Include Revised MCLs and New Sampling Requirements

EGLE has provided stakeholders with the initial draft for Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) regulations for PFAS contaminates based on input received this summer. These draft regulations advise on the best technologies available to mitigate PFAS along with added public notice…

July 31, 2019

Court of Claims’ Rejects Local Communities’ Challenge to Lead and Copper Ruling

Last Friday, the Michigan Court of Claims ruled to dismiss the 2018 lawsuit challenging Michigan’s lead and copper rules for safe drinking water. The lawsuit was filed by the cities of Detroit, Livonia, Great Lakes Water Authority and Oakland County…

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