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On Tuesday, the Michigan Senate convened for an action-packed day to move final items of legislation before the conclusion of the 2021-2022 legislative term. Among those bills was HB 5248, sponsored by Representative Steenland.  HB 5248 would eliminate the current 15,500 population cap applied to cities and villages utilizing or...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), in partnership with the Michigan Municipal League (MML), the Michigan Township Association (MTA), the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC), and the Michigan Attorney General’s Office (AG) will be hosting two upcoming webinars on the Distributor/Janssen Opioid Settlements. The next webinar on...

In an effort to help local units of government address critical needs in recruiting and training first responders, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Public Act 87 of 2021 that appropriates $5 million to create the First Responder Training and Recruitment Grant Program. All Michigan cities, villages, townships, counties or fire authorities...

Abilita Inc.wrote an article on changes coming to the 911 system in the September/October issue of The Review magazine. They have now provided an update to that article. Since the article 911 Changes in Michigan and How they Affect You was published in the September/October issue of The Review magazine, Governor...