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City, Village, and Township Revenue Sharing (CVTRS) Program For fiscal year (FY) 2025, the Legislature continued the CVTRS program payments. However, the program requirements and payment structure have been modified to provide additional revenue sharing funding to all local units. All local units are eligible for these payments. The FY [...]

The National League of Cities is hosting two informational webinars to assist municipalities in navigating the new uniform guidance rule for federal compliance and the upcoming ARPA SLFRF obligation deadline. The first one is TODAY at 1:00 p.m. There have been many questions and requests for more information related to these [...]

Yesterday, inside Detroit’s Fire Engine House 52, the Governor signed the $59 billion omnibus budget passed by the Legislature in late June. The League’s Executive Director and CEO, Dan Gilmartin, attended the signing along with several mayors. As a reminder, this year’s budget significantly increased revenue sharing and created a [...]

GoRail is excited to share that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is now accepting grant applications for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (RCE). It published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the program on July 10 in the Federal Register, with applications due September 23. It is a combined [...]

The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) reached out informing us of a need for additional poll workers for August and November. They have asked the Michigan Municipal League to share with members information on being a poll worker and how to sign up. Participating as a poll worker during the [...]

The deadline for Michigan public water systems to submit claims and participate in DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva settlement is July 26, 2024. This deadline has been previously extended to accommodate the participation of more public water systems. Some of the PFAS manufacturers are proposing settlements to cover public water suppliers [...]

Every year after the budget passes, the number one question asked about revenue sharing by our members is, “when will there be an estimate of the amounts that will be allocated to each community?”. Good news, estimates have been released by the Senate Fiscal Agency! There are a few things [...]

The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC), in conjunction with the Michigan Infrastructure Council and the Michigan Water Asset Management Council, will hold the first Integrated Infrastructure Conference where the theme will be Creating a Culture of Asset Management for a Brighter Future. The conference will provide insight on the [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of Rail is now soliciting competitive applications from local road agencies who wish to partner with railroads to improve the condition of railroad crossing surfaces within their communities. This year’s program will continue to use the OneSpan on-line application tool as introduced last [...]

The Ax MI Tax ballot initiative has failed to gather enough signatures to be on the November ballot. As a reminder, this proposal seeks to eliminate all property taxes in the state of Michigan. If successful, it would have devastated local services—not just for our cities, villages, and townships, but [...]