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Westland Mayor and Michigan Municipal League Board President Bill Wild met with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm Friday about the American Jobs Plan. The meeting was organized by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Mayor Wild, along with Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, former League Board President, gave a presentation [...]

Several Michigan Municipal League members and supporters we’re honored with various awards and recognitions recently. The League normally has an Awards Gala during our Capital Conference (CapCon) to recognize these honorees, but due to COVID-19 the last two in-person gala’s were cancelled. League Board President Bill Wild, Mayor of Westland, [...]

President Biden announced the American Jobs Plan to rebuild the economy and create good-paying jobs for workers in America’s cities, towns and villages through investments in infrastructure and workforce development. The League has advocated for additional investment in infrastructure in the traditional sense (roads, bridges, water, and sewer), but also [...]

Right before the Michigan Legislature recessed for their two-week spring break, the House Natural Resources voted out House Bills 4454-4461 to the House floor to be taken up after the break. Stakeholders from environmental advocates, local governments, EGLE, and across issue areas have collaborated for over six years to bring [...]

Mayors across the nation met Wednesday with White House leaders about the American  Jobs Plan, including Westland Mayor Bill Wild, MML President; Lansing Mayor Andy Schor; and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. Other elected officials in Michigan are invited to a similar meeting on the American Rescue Plan 1:30 p.m. Thursday,...

The League has consistently advocated for greater flexibility and clarity on how speed limits can be set at the local level to ensure all users of the roadway and the context of our local streets are considered. This week, House Bill 4014, sponsored by Representative Slagh, passed the House by [...]

In December last year Governor Whitmer signed SB 241 into law. This placed a moratorium on water shutoffs by a public water supply and was a codification of an executive order that was issued by the Governor at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under SB 241 the moratorium on [...]

(Submit your CEA entry and learn more here) There’s no question that this last year has presented tremendous challenges for communities. The scale of this global crisis is unprecedented – and so is the scope of local government response. Time and time again, the Michigan Municipal League has been amazed [...]

During our recent virtual Capital Conference, the Michigan Municipal League received a lot of questions from our members about what to do now that the no-reason virtual meetings law in Michigan is set to sunset on March 30, 2021. Our new Fact Sheet: "Declaring a Local Emergency or Disaster", names...

As was announced during yesterday's webinar with the Michigan Department of Treasury, the latest estimates for last year's federal CARES funded Public Safety Public Health Payroll Reimbursement (PSPHPR) grants were released. Information was released earlier today from Treasury detailing the process for communities to review these final estimates in advance...