Lame Duck Round Up – Week 3…
With the Michigan Senate's final action late Friday night, only Monday's House session remains before the 100th Legislative Session comes to an end. The Senate remained in session throughout the day Friday, concurring in [...]
Treasury Announces PPT Reimbursement Error Correction Process
Earlier this afternoon the Michigan Department of Treasury released the following information for communities seeking to correct any valuation errors related to their Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property reimbursement calculations. League members are encouraged to review [...]
House Passes Open Meetings Act Amendment for Electronic Meetings
The Michigan House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 1246. The bill would amend the Open Meetings Act to revise recent provisions added to the act by Public Act 228 of 2020 (SB 1108) that [...]
Key Changes Sought for New Federal Stimulus Plan for COVID Relief
There are some developments in Washington D.C. today regarding a new stimulus package for COVID-19 assistance. We need your help as part of an effort to make some key technical changes to the package nearing [...]
Lame Duck Round Up – Week 2
We entered this second week of lame duck expecting action on bills along multiple fronts as the legislature positioned themselves to wrap up activity for the year next week. Instead, this second week ended up [...]
MDHHS Announces Priority Groups for COVID-19 Vaccination
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) officials today provided additional information about COVID-19 vaccination plans for Michigan, including priority groups for vaccination administration, the vaccine development and safety process and where Michiganders can [...]
We Need Your Help in D.C. to Secure Much-Needed Coronavirus Stimulus Package
This is an important week for the Michigan Municipal League's federal advocacy efforts to secure critical stimulus support for states and local governments. Our partners at the National League of Cities (NLC) need your [...]
Lame Duck Round Up – Week 1
This week kicked off the first full week of lame duck legislative activity since the November election. The League's advocacy team is engaged on multiple fronts to promote a number of pieces of legislation [...]
Headlee/Proposal A Reform Bill Introduced
As a part of the League's long-term commitment to municipal finance reform and following the League's recent press conference promoting critical policy changes needed during the current lame duck legislative session, State Representative Jim Ellison [...]
Commercial Equipment PPT Tax Cut Moves Despite Opposition
The Senate Economic & Small Business Development committee reported a series of bills along a party line vote this afternoon to exempt consumer goods handling equipment and so-called "micro-fulfillment" systems from personal property tax assessment. [...]
Community Leaders Call on State Legislature to Adopt COVID-19 Community Stabilization Plan
Westland Mayor William Wild moderates a news conference Monday on the League's Community Stabilization Plan. Municipal leaders across the state held a video news conference today to urge state lawmakers to adopt a [...]
You’re Invited to League Press Conference Monday on Community Stabilization Plan
All League members are welcome to attend a virtual news conference the Michigan Municipal League is having this Monday. At the press event, municipal and business leaders will call on the state Legislature to [...]
EGLE Climate Readiness Assessment
The League is a collaborator in the Michigan Green Communities (MGC) program, a networking and sustainability benchmarking program for cities, villages, townships, and counties. One of our MGC partners – the Michigan Department of [...]
Act Now! Tell Your Legislators to Support Communities This Lame Duck Session
UPDATE: Attend our news conference on this Community Stabilization Plan 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, by registering here (it's free). Get more details about the event here. Leading up to the Lame Duck legislative [...]
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