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February 22, 2021

‘Engaging the Public to Create an Equitable Budget’ Webinar by National Civic League Available for Viewing

The Michigan Municipal League recently attended a webinar by the National Civic League. As part of our commitment to lifting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies we are sharing this resource as something to consider while working on your community budgets.…

February 16, 2021

NLC Congressional City Conference Goes Virtual

Registration is open for the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference, taking place March 7th-10th. This year, the conference will be held virtually and features many sessions on local government issues, including Lead and Copper Rules, Local Transportation, Criminal…

February 11, 2021

Michigan Redistricting Commission Seeks Invitation to Speak at Local Council Meetings Virtually

Officials involved with the state’s redistricting process have asked the Michigan Municipal League to share the following message with our members. In short, they are asking to have someone speak about this process at your council and commission meetings virtually…

February 11, 2021

Budget Developments at State and Federal Level are Promising News for Communities

The Michigan Municipal League has been actively working to help our communities emerge from the financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and there are two promising developments at the state and federal level on this effort. With the support…

February 4, 2021

Treasury publishes guidance on new poverty exemption options

The Michigan Department of Treasury recently published new guidance on new poverty exemption options. Under PA 253 of 2020, legislation that was completed during December's lame duck period, local governments have been given the option to extend additional relief opportunities to…

February 2, 2021

FEMA Cost-Share Increased to 100% Retroactively from January 2020

Following the issuance of President Biden's memorandum that increased FEMA's cost share to 100 percent federal, today, the Biden Administration clarified that FEMA will be "retroactively reimbursing states fully for the FEMA-eligible services – including masks, gloves, emergency feeding actions,…

February 1, 2021

Dan Gilmartin MML CEO Discusses Road Funding, Housing Needs, Resident Attraction with MSU Journalism Students

Dan Gilmartin, MML Dan Gilmartin, Michigan Municipal League (MML) CEO and Executive Director, met with Michigan State University journalism students recently and covered an array of topics—from road funding to housing rehabilitation. The conversation resulted in numerous articles written by…

January 29, 2021

Virtual Meetings – Zoom Has Added Live Transcription Services

In a step toward online inclusion Zoom has added a new feature, live transcription. The League has recently started using this feature and wanted to share information about it since public meetings are still taking place virtually, and many local…

January 28, 2021

Michigan Senate Committee Hears Report About Our State’s Broken System for Funding Municipalities

A new, independent study outlining how Michigan’s municipal finance system is fundamentally broken and must be fixed was presented today to the Michigan Senate Committee on Local Government. The study by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy explains that big…

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