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The importance of an accurate census is immense. The distribution of $1.5 trillion dollars in federal funds are determined by figures from the decennial census results, so it is important to achieve an accurate count to make sure local governments are getting a fair and proper allocation. Additionally, census results [...]

Time is running out to nominate local government leaders for one of two Michigan Municipal League awards. Nominations are open from now until Nov. 1 for the Guido and Sinclair Awards. The Guido and Sinclair Awards are the top honors given to individuals by the Michigan Municipal League. The Michael [...]

There is an important survey that our friends at the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) have asked us to share with our members. The MPSC is the agency designated to implement Public Act 480 of 2006, the Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act. Pursuant to Section 12(2) of the Act, [...]

The Michigan Municipal League is sharing this at the request of the U.S. Census Bureau. The hope is that local communities share this information with local businesses because the information collected from this census will be very helpful for communities that use it to attract new businesses, assess the economic [...]

The new Michigan Spark Grants program includes $65 million specifically for local parks and aimed at improving and redeveloping existing public outdoor recreation in communities that have 1) faced barriers to accessing such funding, and 2) experienced negative effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. The program welcomes applications starting Oct. 24. [...]

On Friday October 14, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that their State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds email and phone help center assistance to local governments will be dramatically scaled back beginning today, Monday, October 17, 2022. We have been working with the National League of Cities (NLC) and [...]

Last week, Governor Whitmer signed HB 4491, now PA 195 of 2022, which amends several aspects of the election process, including procedures for updating the qualified voter file (QVF), adjusts the protocol for the preprocessing of ballots ahead of Elections Day, and chain of command procedures involving. Members may recall [...]

We’re sharing this from our friends at the Michigan Department of State. It’s a call to action for more election workers for the upcoming Nov. 8 general election. The Michigan Department of State is seeking help in addressing our state’s critical need for more poll workers for the November Election [...]

Three funding opportunities are available from EGLE’s Office of Coastal Management. Application due dates for each funding opportunity vary, so please be sure to look closely at all dates and application requirements. 2023 Culture of Resilience Capacity Building Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO) Michigan’s coastal communities are on the front lines of...

On Wednesday, the last legislative session day before the election, the House and Senate acted on dozens of bills well into the evening. The biggest legislative item was an agreement on a roughly $1 billion budget supplemental (SB 844). Of that funding, $846 million will go toward the Strategic Outreach...