Gravel Mining Bills Introduced & Moving Quickly
Just introduced legislation dealing with the regulatory structure of sand and gravel mining up for a hearing in the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure committee today at 11:00 a.m. Contact committee members and your state [...]
Additional Briefings from White House About American Rescue Plan Guidelines Set for Today and Tomorrow
Here are some of ineligible uses of the American Rescue Plan support for municipalities. These were shared Monday as part of a presentation by the U.S. Department of the Treasury during a webinar [...]
White House Briefing Offers Insights Into ARP Guidance Released Today
https://youtu.be/8Uh3K7s2q3k Staff from the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the U.S. Department of the Treasury just wrapped up their second local government briefing following today's release of the Interim Final Guidance for [...]
White House to Host Briefing Today at 4 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on American Rescue Plan Guidelines
Here are some ineligible uses of the American Rescue Plan support for municipalities as presented by the U.S. Department of the Treasury during a webinar Monday. UPDATE: Due to popular demand, the [...]
Here are the New Guidelines for American Rescue Plan for Municipalities
Here are some of ineligible uses of the American Rescue Plan support for municipalities. These were shared Monday as part of a presentation by the U.S. Department of the Treasury during a webinar Monday. [...]
New Talking Points About American Rescue Plan for League Members
New Update: The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Michigan Municipal League (MML) will each have events about the new guidelines in the coming days. The NLC will have a Federal Advocacy Update [...]
The League Weighs in on Senate Elections Package
This term, Senate Republicans unveiled their 39-bill package to address concerns with elections security, operations, and access stemming from the 2020 elections. Our members on The League's Elections Subcommittee reviewed the bills based on our [...]
Legislature Preps Competing Versions of State Budget
Since their return from Spring Break last month, the House and Senate budget subcommittees have been working to finalize their respective versions of the state budget for every state department and program for the upcoming [...]
State Asking Communities to Fill Out Survey About Broadband Expansion
Starting this Monday, May 3, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is asking Michigan city, village and township leaders to fill out an important survey about broadband service. Below are details that the MPSC [...]
Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council Releases Michigan’s 2020 Roads & Bridges Annual Report
The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) published Michigan’s 2020 Roads and Bridges Annual Report and distributed it to the Michigan Legislature, State Transportation Commission and Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) as required by law. The [...]
Short-Term Rental Legislation Reintroduced – Action Needed
House Bill 4722 was introduced this week seeking to eliminate a municipality's ability to regulate short-term vacation rentals. Unfortunately, this bill mirrors several past pieces of legislation and does not include any compromises we've worked [...]
Local Bridge Program Application Deadline Extended to May 3
The deadline for application to the Local Bridge Program has been extended for agencies that missed the original call for applications notification to Monday May 3rd, 2021. An agency that already submitted an application [...]
US Treasury Releases ARPA Pre-Award Requirements
Late last week, the US Treasury Department released the pre-award requirements that local governments will need to comply with in order to receive their allocated payments from Treasury for the Coronavirus State & Local [...]
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is Looking for Volunteers to Host Covid-19 Community Testing Sites
As we continue to deal with the impacts of COVID-19, testing remains an import tool in mitigating the spread of the virus. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is looking for [...]
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