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May 13, 2021

Gravel Mining Bills Introduced & Moving Quickly

Just introduced legislation dealing with the regulatory structure of sand and gravel mining up for a hearing in the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure committee today at 11:00 a.m. Contact committee members and your state Senator to voice opposition! Senate bills…

May 12, 2021

Additional Briefings from White House About American Rescue Plan Guidelines Set for Today and Tomorrow

Here are some of ineligible uses of the American Rescue Plan support for municipalities. These were shared Monday as part of a presentation by the U.S. Department of the Treasury during a webinar Monday. Due to the overwhelming interest in…

May 10, 2021

White House Briefing Offers Insights Into ARP Guidance Released Today

Staff from the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the U.S. Department of the Treasury just wrapped up their second local government briefing following today's release of the Interim Final Guidance for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery…

May 10, 2021

White House to Host Briefing Today at 4 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on American Rescue Plan Guidelines

Here are some ineligible uses of the American Rescue Plan support for municipalities as presented by the U.S. Department of the Treasury during a webinar Monday. UPDATE: Due to popular demand, the White House expanded the ZoomGov audience capacity for…

May 10, 2021

Here are the New Guidelines for American Rescue Plan for Municipalities

Here are some of ineligible uses of the American Rescue Plan support for municipalities. These were shared Monday as part of a presentation by the U.S. Department of the Treasury during a webinar Monday. New Update: The National League of…

May 10, 2021

New Talking Points About American Rescue Plan for League Members

New Update: The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Michigan Municipal League (MML) will each have events about the new guidelines in the coming days. The NLC will have a Federal Advocacy Update Call at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May…

May 7, 2021

The League Weighs in on Senate Elections Package

This term, Senate Republicans unveiled their 39-bill package to address concerns with elections security, operations, and access stemming from the 2020 elections. Our members on The League's Elections Subcommittee reviewed the bills based on our interpretation of our role as…

May 5, 2021

Legislature Preps Competing Versions of State Budget

Since their return from Spring Break last month, the House and Senate budget subcommittees have been working to finalize their respective versions of the state budget for every state department and program for the upcoming FY21-22 state fiscal year. Those…

April 29, 2021

State Asking Communities to Fill Out Survey About Broadband Expansion

Starting this Monday, May 3, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is asking Michigan city, village and township leaders to fill out an important survey about broadband service. Below are details that the MPSC has asked the Michigan Municipal League…

April 29, 2021

Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council Releases Michigan’s 2020 Roads & Bridges Annual Report

The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) published Michigan’s 2020 Roads and Bridges Annual Report and distributed it to the Michigan Legislature, State Transportation Commission and Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) as required by law. The 2020 condition for Michigan’s Federal…

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