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The Department of Treasury and the National League of Cities (NLC) are partnering on a new model to help support cities and villages. Following Treasury's webinars, NLC will host an Office Hours where folks can [...]

The Michigan Department of Treasury wanted to make you aware of an important educational opportunity related to the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) reporting and compliance. The U.S. [...]

We continue to track potential federal action that could eliminate the tax exemption for municipal bonds. Recently, an informal economic adviser to President Donald Trump, suggested eliminating the tax exemption for municipal bonds in an [...]

Yesterday the House passed nine bills that would utilize $3.1 billion in existing state resources to improve Michigan’s Transportation system. The League’s Board was able to take an official position of support on these bills [...]

Last Wednesday Governor Whitmer gave her seventh State of the State address. It hit on the themes of working together in a bipartisan manner, touted accomplishments, and laid out a few priorities for the upcoming [...]

Last month the National League of Cities was asked to testify at the House Transportation Committee’s kickoff hearing to reauthorize the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes from Austin, TX, [...]

The Michigan Legislature passed House Bill 4002 this evening, which amends the existing Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) set to take effect on Friday, February 21st. With minutes to spare, the House and Senate negotiated [...]

Local Bridge Program: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pleased to announce the solicitation of applications for candidate projects for the Local Bridge Program. Selected projects will be funded during the 2028 fiscal year [...]

The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) reminds municipalities that, although not required, they can correct errors in the 2024 Personal Property Tax (PPT) reimbursements distributed in October 2024 and February 2025. The Local Community Stabilization [...]

Local governments of all sizes rely on tax-exempt municipal bonds as a critical tool to finance infrastructure projects and essential public services. These bonds help fund everything from schools and hospitals to roads and utilities—projects [...]

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has offered to host a webinar to present and then answer questions on the Earned Sick Time Act, which will take effect on February 21st. The [...]

The Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee heard testimony this week on Senate Bill 15, which would amend the current Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) set to take effect on February 21st. Both the House and Senate [...]

Governor Whitmer presented her budget recommendation for fiscal year 2026. The budget proposal totals $83.5 billion, including a general fund total of $15.3 billion and a school aid budget totaling $21.2 billion. The budget also [...]

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriation act (2024 Public Act 121, Section 952) included three new statutory revenue sharing payments (Taxable Value, Weighted Population, and Yield Equalization). The three new payments are based on multiple [...]