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(View  more photos from the event here). About 40 members of all the legislative committees of the Michigan Municipal League gathered this morning (Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019) in Lansing to kick off the year. The League event was highly successful as members from the League’s various legislative policy committees heard...

Last week House Bill 4046 was introduced to amend the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. This legislation is the same bill introduced last term (HB 4503). If passed, it would: Eliminate a local unit of government’s ability to regulate short-term rentals (defined in the bill as a rental of 28 days or...

We here at SaveMICity.org highly recommend that you check out a new interview with the Michigan Municipal League’s Dan Gilmartin and Westland Mayor William Wild. The 15-minute talk on “In the W with Mayor Wild” covers an array of city-related topics, including term limits, the craziness of Lame Duck late...

Following the Senate's release of their committee membership last week, the House released their committees late yesterday, signaling the real beginning for legislative activity in this new term.  Now that committees in both chambers have been finalized, consideration of new bills will likely commence in the coming weeks. The only...

One of the first pieces of legislation submitted this term is a re-introduction of the dark stores big box property valuation fix that the Municipal League has been advocating for in recent years.  Seeking to address the unfair situation resulting from a precedent-setting Michigan Tax Tribunal decision, the legislation introduced...

Invasive Species Trainings Available for Local Communities The Mid-Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) will host two Municipal Invasive Species Trainings this year. These educational opportunities help local municipalities learn more about invasive species in Mid-Michigan, how these species can negatively affect their citizens, neighborhoods, parks, and infrastructure, and...

Join city leaders from across the country at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference as we advocate together for the priorities of cities in the Nation’s Capital.  The conference will take place in Washington, D.C. March 10-13, 2019. For more information click here. Direct link to registration can be...

Michigan’s 100th Legislature officially started yesterday (Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019) and the Michigan Municipal League was there at the state Capitol amidst all the activity and excitement. Our staff met with new lawmakers and we co-sponsored the 100th Legislature Opening Day Breakfast Reception. There are a couple photos from yesterday...

Happy New Year! Or is it too late to say that? Find out by listening to our latest installment of the Michigan Municipal League's first Monday Morning Live broadcast of 2019. We recorded it Monday, Jan. 7, and talked about the final days of the Lame Duck legislative session, what...

When the Legislature wrapped up the 2017-18 session in the morning hours of Friday, December 21st, most of the legislators, staff, and lobbyists had no idea that this lame duck session had set records for the amount of bill activity. When the House and Senate adjourned that morning, following the...