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February 13, 2023

Recently Passed MI Housing Tools Webinar – Friday, February 24 at 10:00 a.m.

Join the Housing Michigan Coalition for a webinar to hear about new and expanded housing tools passed into law at the end of last year. New Tools Include: • Attainable Housing and Rehabilitation Act • Residential Facilities Exemption Act Expanded…

February 13, 2023

Michigan Municipal League Legislative Committee Work Underway

The League's John LaMacchia and Herasanna Richards talk with the MML's internal legislative committee members at the State Capitol Feb. 9, 2023. The Michigan Municipal League had a tremendously successful kickoff orientation meeting Thursday at the state Capitol for our…

February 10, 2023

Register Today for Michigan Municipal League’s 2023 CapCon Happening April 18-19!

Registration is now open for the Michigan Municipal League's premiere legislative conference - CapCon - taking place April 18-19 in Lansing and we have a packed agenda for you on the issues you most care about - housing, legislative activity,…

February 3, 2023

NLC’s Congressional Cities Conference Registration Now Open

The National League of Cities Congressional Cities Conference is your chance to hear directly from federal officials about current and upcoming funding opportunities available to your city, town, or village. The conference, taking place March 26-28, includes a day on…

February 3, 2023

Recycling Grants Available for Michigan Communities to Improve Residential Recycling

This month, The Recycling Partnership and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced communities with fewer than 10,000 households are eligible for a grant to introduce communitywide projects aimed at reducing recycling contamination and improving the quality…

January 30, 2023

2022 Personal Property Tax Reimbursement Correction Process

The Michigan Department of Treasury has asked that we remind municipalities that, although not required, they can correct errors in the 2022 Personal Property Tax (PPT) reimbursements distributed in October 2022 and February 2023. The Local Community Stabilization Authority (LCSA)…

January 27, 2023

Budget Supplement Includes Significant Resources to Help Local Communities

Legislators didn’t waste any time getting to work after the Governor’s state of the State Address and passed a $1.1 billion budget supplemental that included significant resources that will help communities across Michigan. Senate Bill 7 passed the Senate 24-14,…

January 26, 2023

Governor Whitmer Delivers 2023 State of the State Address

Last night the Governor delivered her fifth State of the State Address. As predicted, she mentioned many of the issues that have received early attention in the legislature including rolling back the tax on retirement income, expanding the Earned Income…

January 24, 2023

EECBG Grant Funding Now Available to Multiple Michigan Communities

Several Michigan communities are eligible to receive grant funding under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has opened up the formula grant application process for…

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