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April 17, 2012

Personal Property Tax Elimination Bills Introduced in Michigan Senate

This morning, the series of bills that phase out hundreds of millions of dollars currently going to local communities through the personal property tax were introduced. The bills are very similar to what the League has reported and the Governor's…

April 16, 2012

Federal Budget and deficit reduction – pass a resolution

Althought the House and Obama administration have each put forward their vision of the federal budget for fiscal year 2013, no one expects much to happen until after the November election. This of course means election year politics will play a…

April 12, 2012

League Hosts Mayors from Around the State in Meeting with Governor Snyder

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder talks Thursday, April 12, 2012, with Michigan mayors at the Michigan Municipal League's Lansing office. View more photos in this set on flickr.LANSING, Michigan - More than 20 mayors and local officials from cities around Michigan…

April 9, 2012

Congressional recess means opportunity

Congress is on their spring recess during the next two weeks, giving local officials a perfect opportunity to speak with them of issues of importance such as transportation and the 2013 budget. As you do so, please talk to them…

April 2, 2012

House passes 2013 budget

As quickly as it was introduced, Republicans in Congress have passed their blueprint for the 2013 fiscal year. By a vote of 228-191, with no Democrats supporting and ten House Republicans also voting no, the proposal now goes on to…

April 2, 2012

MDOT Announces Transportation Projects Selected for Grant Funding

On March 28, Zeeland and Tecumseh had transportation projects selected for grant funding through the Transportation Economic Development Fund Category A grant program. The projects approved with Category A grant funding represent public investments of $1,683,814 supporting private industry development of…

April 2, 2012

Temporary Liquor License Bill Heard in House Regulatory Reform Committee

The House Regulatory Reform Committee met last week to discuss HB 5011, which would allow for temporary liquor licenses while permanent licenses are being considered. Several folks testified in support of this legislation as a way to allow businesses to…

March 30, 2012

Local Economic Development Funding Cut By House and Senate Sub-Committees

The House and Senate General Government Committees both passed their initial budgets out of committee, and both cut the funding dedicated for local economic development that was supposed to replace the former Brownfield and Historic and MEGA credits. Governor Rick…

March 30, 2012

Congress and Senate pass 90-day transportation extension

For the ninth time in two years, the Congress and Senate have passed another extension to the current transportation authorization act. This latest extension, which came pretty close to the March 31st deadline, will last until June 30th and comes…

March 29, 2012

Senate Plans to Start Hearings on Eliminating Personal Property Tax April 18

According to Senate Leadership, the Senate Finance Committee intends to introduce legislation to eliminate significant portions of the personal property tax immediately after they return from spring recess. We understand this legislation is molded after the Administration's proposal to eliminate all…

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