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February 6, 2014

MDOT Releases Presentation on ADA Ramp Guidelines

The Michigan Department of Transportation has provided the Michigan Municipal League with a PowerPoint presentation regarding the new ADA ramp guidelines. MDOT ADA Presentation In addition MDOT has release a draft memo on Local Agency 3R guidelines to address changes…

January 7, 2014

League’s Samantha Harkins on Crain’s List of People in Politics to Watch in 2014

The League's Samantha Harkins gets interviewed by a TV news reporter.Congratulations are in order for Samantha Harkins, the Michigan Municipal League's Director of State Affairs, for being included on Crain's Detroit Business list of Top Ten People to Watch in…

December 9, 2013

TRU Survey: Metro Detroiters Want Better Transit and are Willing to Pay for It

The Michigan Municipal League is a strong advocate of improving and investing in our public transportation systems as a proven way to create vibrant livable communities. Transportation Riders United (TRU) has released a survey that continues to prove the demand…

December 9, 2013

6th Annual Michigan Utility Cordination Conference

Key elements in utility coordination are “communication, coordination, and cooperation.” The 6th Annual Michigan Utility Coordination Conference (MUCC) will have participants interactivity communicating with conference presenters. Please consider reserving your calendar for Wednesday, January 22, 2014 and plan on attending…

December 9, 2013

Aviation Fuel Bills Pass the House, Local Revenue Protected

The Michigan House of Representative passed three pieces of legislation changing the way aviation fuel tax is collected. The Michigan Municipal League advocated that local communities revenue not be impacted by this change and that protection of their funding remain…

October 29, 2013

House Local Government Committee Takes Testimony on Sewer Tap-In Fee Legislation

HB 4494 sponsored by Representative Joe Graves was taken up for testimony in House Local Government Committee. This bill would limit a municipalities ability to retroactively charge a sewer tap-in fee to two years from the time a building permit…

October 18, 2013

Vulnerable Roadway User Legislation Pedals Forward

House Criminal Justice Committee this week voted out HB 5080. This bill would increase the penalties for a driver who committed a moving violation that injured a killed a vulnerable roadway user on a roadway who was in compliance with…

August 6, 2013

Michigan Municipal League’s Partnership for Place Agenda Presented to State Lawmakers

Samantha Harkins discusses the League's Partnership for Place legislative agenda today in Lansing.Michigan Municipal League staff members met with key state lawmakers today in Lansing about the League's new proactive legislative agenda, called the Partnership for Place. You can check…

May 22, 2013

Urgent – Please contact Michigan Legislators today seeking support of increase to revenue sharing

UPDATE: The 4.8 percent increase is now included in the latest budget agreement so the sample letters to the lawmakers have been removed. Read more about this good news for Michigan communities. Michigan Municipal League Board President David Lossing sent…

May 16, 2013

League Encourages State to Put Surplus Toward Restoring Revenue Sharing Cuts

LANSING, Michigan - A report saying the state of Michigan has nearly $400 million has the Michigan Municipal League requesting that the state use some of that surplus to restore massive cuts made to local revenue sharing. A consensus report released…

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MDOT Releases Presentation on ADA Ramp Guidelines

League’s Samantha Harkins on Crain’s List of People in Politics to Watch in 2014

TRU Survey: Metro Detroiters Want Better Transit and are Willing to Pay for It

6th Annual Michigan Utility Cordination Conference

Aviation Fuel Bills Pass the House, Local Revenue Protected

House Local Government Committee Takes Testimony on Sewer Tap-In Fee Legislation

Vulnerable Roadway User Legislation Pedals Forward

Michigan Municipal League’s Partnership for Place Agenda Presented to State Lawmakers

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