Senator Peters Hosting Federal Grant Opportunities Workshop in Alpena March 5
The office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters is hosting a workshop in Alpena in March to info local governments about federal grant opportunities. Peters' staff asked us to pass along information about this event to [...]
Critical Information about Access to MDOT’s JobNet
It has come to the League's attention that MDOT’s IT Security Office will not allow JobNet access for requests that do not have a valid Email address. MDOT’s IT security considers a email address to [...]
Local Bridge Program Application Deadline is May 1, 2020
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the solicitation of applications for candidate projects for the Local Bridge Program. Selected projects will be funded during the 2023 fiscal year (FY). Do not submit projects [...]
Does Your Community Need Money? This Free Webinar Could Help
Sustainable Strategies DC hosted a webinar last week detailing key federal funding opportunities in 2020 to support local community needs and priorities. The webinar, titled "Show Me the Money: 2020 Funding Outlook for Community Revitalization", featured [...]
Michigan High Waters Summit Launches High Water Action Team
Last week, the Michigan Municipal League joined state agencies, emergency managers, local governments at the Michigan High Waters Coordinating Summit in Lansing. The summit, convened by Gov. Whitmer and the Department of Great Lakes Energy [...]
Whitmer Administration Pitches FY21 Budget Proposal
In addition to the League's official media statement in response to the Governor's budget presentation yesterday, here are some of the more critical details for League member communities: The Governor's Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget [...]
League Issues Statement on Governor Whitmer’s 2020-21 Proposed Budget
Earlier today Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her proposed 2020-21 municipal budget. The budget represented mixed news for the Michigan Municipal League and our members. Here's the media statement we released today in response: [...]
League President Brenda F. Moore in D.C. Fighting for Michigan Communities
MML President Brenda F. Moore is in D.C. this week fighting on behalf of Michigan’s communities. Michigan Municipal League President Brenda F. Moore is in Washington D.C. this week for the National League [...]
Registration now open for the Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference
Registration is now open for the 2020 Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference, a first-of-its-kind regional conference hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The conference will focus on the water infrastructure [...]
State Transportation Commission Approves $3.5 billion Bonding Program for State Trunklines and Highways
The day after the Governor announced her Rebuilding Michigan plan, the State Transportation Commission (STC) approved the $3.5 billion bonding program. The program will add and expand 122 major new road projects and nearly [...]
Whitmer Delivers 2020 State of the State Address
The Governor delivered her second State of the State speech to the Legislature and expressed the need to focus on action and getting to work to fix Michigan's roads. The speech focused on four key [...]
‘Rebuild With Us’ Effort Showing Signs of Hope Today in Congress
After months of keeping persistent and saying "Rebuild With Us" by the National League of Cities members and supporters, the U.S. House Democrats today released a plan to support the nation's infrastructure. Speaker Nancy Pelosi [...]
Transportation Reform Bills Pass the Senate
For the past several months both the Senate and House have been working on a package of bills to reform the transportation landscape in Michigan. This week the Senate passed the majority of the bills [...]
Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants Program Now Taking Applications
The 2020 Community Policing Development Microgrants Program is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing funding to local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Applicants are invited to [...]
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