U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Modernize and Create New American Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 discretionary grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and [...]
League President and Westland Mayor Bill Wild Meets with U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm About American Jobs Plan
Westland Mayor Bill Wild, MML President, and Grand Rapids Mayor Bliss, former MML President, met with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Friday about the American Jobs Plan. Westland Mayor and Michigan Municipal League [...]
Michigan Municipal League Members and Supporters Honored
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 [...]
President Biden Releases $2.3T American Jobs Plan to Rebuild the Countries Infrastructure
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 [...]
Part 115 Solid Waste Policy Rewrite Moves Through House Natural Resources
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, [...]
White House to Host American Rescue Plan Implementation Call with Michigan Elected Officials Thursday
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 [...]
Legislation Clarifying How Local Speed Limits are Set Passes the House
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 [...]
Water Shutoff Moratorium Set to Expire On March 31
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 [...]
Community Excellence Award Program Now Accepting Project Nominations
Please submit your CEA entry by May 14, 2021. (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 [...]
Fact Sheet: Declaring a Local State of Emergency to Continue Virtual Meetings
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 [...]
Treasury Releases Latest Estimates For Remaining Public Safety Payroll Grants
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 [...]
League President Bill Wild Meets with Speaker of the House on American Rescue Plan
League President Bill Wild, mayor of Westland, meets with U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Thursday. Michigan Municipal League President Bill Wild, Mayor of Westland, continued to advocate on behalf [...]
Treasury Announces Grant Period For Financially Distressed Communities
Treasury: Grants Available for Financially Distressed Cities, Villages and Townships Money for Special Projects to Free Up Funds for Important Services LANSING, Mich. – Cities, villages and townships experiencing financial struggles can now apply for [...]
Direct, Flexible Federal Aid For All Local Governments Signed By President
(Update: To help answer some of the many questions we're getting from our members, NLC shared two additional documents - Estimated State and Local Allocation Spreadsheet Reference Guide and Notes on File Labeled "State and [...]
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