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MDOT is now taking grant applications to the Local Grade Crossing Surface Program. Applications and estimates are due September 29! New in 2023! The Local Grade Crossing Surface Program is launching a new, entirely online application format with e-confirmation of application submission. The…

The Local Community Stabilization Authority (LCSA) has begun to notify interested parties of an error in the distribution of the 2023 funding under the METRO Act (Metropolitan Extension Telecommunications Rights-of-Way Oversight Act, 2002 PA 48, as amended, MCL 484.3101 to…

Treasury will be hosting the latest installment of the Updates and Resources for Local Governments webinar. This series is designed to provide local government leaders and officials with the information, tools, and resources necessary to make important decisions at the…

The Michigan Legislature is officially on summer break after passing an $82 billion budget late Wednesday night. Several non-budget items worth noting were also put through and are now headed to Governor Whitmer’s desk. Here are some of the highlights:…

Late Wednesday night, the House and Senate passed an $82 billion state budget (HB 4437), the largest in the state's history, in bi-partisan fashion. A budget agreement, which once seemed impossible, quickly came together late in the afternoon and in…

The Michigan Senate is expected to vote today on legislation that would amend the Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) to delete prohibitions against certain subjects being included in a collective bargaining agreement between a public employer and a bargaining representative.…