michigan municipal league Archives - Page 9 of 16

April 21, 2020

League Continues Aggressive Push to have Federal Stimulus Funds Sent Directly to All Municipalities

Today, the Michigan Municipal League sent a letter to each individual member of Michigan’s congressional delegation asking that they include direct support for local governments, regardless of population size, alongside any new investment in the Paycheck Protection Program. And we’ve…

April 8, 2020

“Corona-economy” Effects Could Hit Michigan Hard; Now is Time to Prepare

There's an excellent column in The Hill Monday about the importance of spending time now to think about how communities like Michigan are going to recover economically in the days, weeks and months following the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece was…

April 2, 2020

Virtual Meetings and Avoiding Zoombombing

In response to Michigan Municipal League webinars (here and here) on communities conducting remote-access meetings, several of our members have decided to use the Zoom platform. We wanted to share some information regarding the "zoombombing" that's been happening. Zoombombing is…

April 2, 2020

COVID -19: Community Cost Survey

(Click here to fill out the survey) As our communities take steps to address issues that have rose due to the coronavirus there are likely unexpected costs and budget impacts. Though our advocacy work at the State and Federal level…

March 24, 2020

Michigan Media Encourages Local Governments to Live Stream Press Events

We've been asked by the Michigan Press Association to share this with our members (see below). What do you think? Are you doing this? Do you have questions about it? Feel free to email me direct at [email protected]. - Thanks,…

March 23, 2020

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist to Speak to Local Government Leaders Tuesday Morning on Stay Home Order

What does the Governor’s new “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order mean for your community? REGISTER HERE! Find out in this free webinar scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday (March 24) featuring Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II. Check out our blog…

March 18, 2020

Governor Whitmer Issues Executive Order to Allow Local Governments to Conduct Essential Meetings Virtually

At the urging of the Michigan Municipal League, Governor Whitmer, has issued executive order 2020-15 giving local units of government the ability to conduct public meetings through remote access technology, including conference calling, real-time streaming, or other platforms. View our media…

February 14, 2020

Senator Peters Hosting Federal Grant Opportunities Workshop in Alpena March 5

The office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters is hosting a workshop in Alpena in March to info local governments about federal grant opportunities. Peters' staff asked us to pass along information about this event to our members. Here are the…

February 6, 2020

League Issues Statement on Governor Whitmer’s 2020-21 Proposed Budget

Earlier today Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her proposed 2020-21 municipal budget. The budget represented mixed news for the Michigan Municipal League and our members. Here's the media statement we released today in response: Dan Gilmartin, CEO and Executive Director,…