New Housing Readiness Grant Program Announced
MSHDA has announced the Housing Readiness Grant Incentive Program which will provide $5 million in grant funding to support Michigan's vibrant cities, villages, and townships in adopting or eliminating rules and regulations to encourage building [...]
State Tax Commission Provides Guidance on Changes to Disable Veterans Property Tax Exemption
Recently, Senate Bills 176, 330 and 364 were approved by the Governor on October 19, 2023, and assigned Public Acts 150, 151, and 152 of 2023. The Acts make changes to the Disabled Veterans Exemption [...]
Opioid Settlement Technical Assistance Collaborative Information & Learning Series – Register for the December 7 webinar
From The Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) on the Collaborative Information & Learning Series: Dear Officials & Administrators, Michigan communities, in January of this year, began to receive funding as part of the $1.45 billion total [...]
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Legal Processes Educational Session – 10:00AM Today
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is announcing the date, time, and location for its next education session featuring Alyssa Grissom, manager of the CRA’s Legal Section. Date: Monday, November 13, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM Eastern [...]
As Legislature Adjourns for the Year, League Tracks Several Pieces of Legislation
For the first time in 55 years the legislature adjourned for the year before December. Both chambers passed resolutions setting Nov. 14 as its “sine die” session. Barring an unexpected special session called by the [...]
Update: Senate Passes Renewable Energy Siting Legislation
Early this afternoon, over our objection, the Michigan Senate took final action on HB 5120 and 5121 and swiftly voted along party lines (20-18) to advance the legislation from the Senate Chamber. These bills will [...]
Act Now! Senate Committee Adopts Language Eroding Progress on Renewable Siting Legislation
After passing the House late last week in an early morning Friday session, swift action continued in the Senate yesterday on HB 5120 and 5121. Testimony was heard from the bill sponsors and leading stakeholders [...]
Renewable Siting and Energy Reform Legislation Pass the House
In the early morning hours, the House was able to pass legislation that would reform Michigan’s energy laws and streamline the siting process for utility scale renewable energy facilities. The passage of this energy legislation [...]
House Passes Trust Fund Bills with Overwhelming Support!!!
The House worked late into the night yesterday and will be returning this morning to finish work on a few major items. While navigating action on multiple issues, a significant step forward was achieved on [...]
Take Action to Oppose Minimum Staffing Level Legislation
Good morning, House Bill 4688, which would make minimum staffing levels for all local government units a mandatory topic of collective bargaining, was just voted out of House Labor Committee. It’s also possible this bill [...]
League Testifies in Opposition to Workers Comp Expansion Bill as Introduced
The Michigan Municipal League testified in opposition to House Bill 4729, as introduced, in the House Labor Committee yesterday. This bill is the same as SB 244, which the League opposed in April. The legislation [...]
MPSC Issues Compliance Reminder Ahead of Anticipated Broadband Expansion
From the Michigan Public Service Commission: In recent years, there has been significant attention and funding toward broadband expansion throughout Michigan. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will continue ramping up investment, construction, and expanding their broadband [...]
2023 MPSC Franchise Entity Survey and Guidance for Dispute Resolution
Pursuant to PA 480 of 2006, the Uniform Video Franchise Act, Section 12(2), the Michigan Public Service Commission shall file an annual report to the Governor and Legislature that includes information on the status of [...]
Special Circumstance Fund Application Deadline for Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens Settlements
The State-Subdivision Agreement created a Special Circumstances Fund to address special circumstances of the opioid epidemic not captured by the metrics used to calculate the local government’s allocation percentage. As defined by the State-Subdivision Agreement, [...]