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The Michigan Legislature is officially on summer break after passing an $82 billion budget late Wednesday night. Several non-budget items worth noting were also put through and are now headed to Governor Whitmer’s desk. Here are some of the highlights:…

Late Wednesday night, the House and Senate passed an $82 billion state budget (HB 4437), the largest in the state's history, in bi-partisan fashion. A budget agreement, which once seemed impossible, quickly came together late in the afternoon and in…

The Michigan Senate is expected to vote today on legislation that would amend the Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) to delete prohibitions against certain subjects being included in a collective bargaining agreement between a public employer and a bargaining representative.…

A package of bills to create a Revenue Sharing Trust Fund to support Michigan’s cities, villages, townships and counties received a hearing in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee this week. House Bills 4274 and 4275 sponsored by Representative…

Local units of government are able to apply for a grant to purchase fire equipment for part-time, on-call or volunteer firefighters through the MI Fire Equipment Grant Program. Applications are being accepted through July 10, 2023. Grant awards may be…

UPDATE as of 06/13/2023 - These bills did receive a hearing in the House Regulatory Reform Committee today. An H-1 substitute was adopted for HB 4528 which made some technical changes to the bill requested by EGLE. No negotiated changes…

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Michigan Coastal Management Program (MCMP) is seeking proposals for a second round of funding for the Creating a Culture of Resilience Capacity 2023 grant funding opportunity (GFO). Established in 1978,…