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LANSING, Michigan – The Michigan Municipal League and our own John LaMacchia were both honored today for being among the “most effective” lobbyists in Michigan, according to the latest MIRS News Service/EPIC-MRA Insider Survey. It’s the fourth time in recent years individual League staff and the MML were recognized in...

We’re pleased to pass along to our members an important announcement regarding new leadership for our state and federal affairs team based out of Lansing. The Michigan Municipal League’s John LaMacchia has been named director of our state and federal affairs team and Jennifer Rigterink has been promoted to assistant...

The Michigan Municipal League is well represented on a new bipartisan “Protect Michigan Commission” tasked with rolling out a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced appointments to the commission which will raise awareness about the safety and effectiveness of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, education the people...

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 allocate $375 billion in direct assistance to local governments of...

(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...

(Click here to watch the Facebook Live video) We covered a lot of ground in the Michigan Municipal League’s first ever – Monday Morning Live broadcast on Facebook Live. And while the live broadcast that took place 10:30 a.m. this morning is over you can still watch it anytime on...

In a move to place Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), such as Uber and Lyft, limousines and taxi carriers, all under one regulatory framework, the Senate passed HB 4637 by a vote of 31-4. In doing so, the Legislature stripped all local control municipalities currently have over taxi carriers. Regulation of...

What’s happening in Flint, Detroit and other cities is a symptom of a larger problem. A problem where cities in Michigan are only allowed to fall with the economy but not to prosper as the economy grows. And it’s only going to get worse if we don’t change the way...

The Michigan Municipal League’s John LaMacchia will be in Washington D.C. Thursday to participate in Infrastructure Week 2016. The celebration organized by the National League of Cities and its partners is to raise awareness about the nation’s infrastructure needs. Cities construct and maintain the majority of our nation’s infrastructure and...

Late last night the Michigan Legislature narrowly cobbled together the necessary votes to send a road funding package to the Governor Snyder’s desk for signature. Over the past two-plus years the Michigan Municipal League has consistently called for a long-term sustainable solution that relies heavily on a significant amount of...