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February 25, 2021

MML President Mayor Wild, Fellow Board Members Fighting for Michigan Communities

MML President and Westland Mayor Bill Wild (second row left) attends a Zoom meeting with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen (bottom of frame) earlier today. Michigan Municipal League Board President Bill Wild, mayor of Westland, and other board…

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…

November 19, 2020

Act Now! Tell Your Legislators to Support Communities This Lame Duck Session

UPDATE: Attend our news conference on this Community Stabilization Plan 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, by registering here (it's free). Get more details about the event here. Leading up to the Lame Duck legislative period that starts in early December,…

November 13, 2020

Please Fill Out This Survey in Support of COVID Relief for Communities

The Michigan Municipal League needs your help in getting federal COVID-19 relief support, by filling out this five-minute survey. Getting information from this survey is extremely important in the fight the National League of Cities (NLC) is doing to get…

August 13, 2020

Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Association of Counties, State Budget Office Call for Additional Resources to Support Essential Services

The Michigan Municipal League has joined with state leaders and the county association in calling for additional resources to support essential services during this COVID-19 crisis. The League, the Michigan State Budget Office, and the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC),…

May 28, 2020

Farmers Markets Guidelines Explained

We know many of our member communities have seasonal farmers' markets that are highly popular. Our friends at the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) recently put out some guidelines for markets opening this summer in relation to COVID-19 requirements. We…

May 12, 2020

Federal Call to Action: House Releases $3 Trillion Stimulus Plan, Includes $375 In Direct Aid to Local Government

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has released the HEROES Act (HR 6800). It is $3 trillion stimulus plan that would send nearly a trillion dollars to state and local governments. The most significant portion of this proposal is that it would…

May 6, 2020

Help League Compile COVID-19 Municipal Best Practices

During the Michigan Municipal League's recent webinar Re-opening Your Community: What's the Best Strategy? an attendee asked if the League could compile a best practices document. The idea was to collect and share policies being planned or implemented for municipal…

May 5, 2020

League Connects Local Leaders With Senate Appropriations Chair; Mayor Donker Testifies in D.C.

Senator Jim Stamas (second row center) had a virtual meeting with community leaders and League staff Monday. A number of local officials had the opportunity to meet virtually with State Senator Jim Stamas (R-Midland) on Monday, May 4, to hear…

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