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15% Increase a Good Start, But Governor’s Budget Plan Does Not Fix Broken...
Governor Rick Snyder calls for a 15% increase to revenue sharing in his 2015 fiscal year budget, but the plan does not address the state's broken municipal finance system. The following statement is...
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Governor Presents Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Including 15% Increase in Statutory...
This morning the Governor presented his Fiscal Year 2015 Budget to a joint meeting of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee. The budget will include a 3 percent increase in funding to the...
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Media Throughout Michigan Report on Great Revenue Sharing Heist Study by...
League members talk with the media at a press event about revenue sharing at EVIP March 18 in Lansing.Media from all parts of Michigan have reported on the Michigan Municipal League’s revenue sharing...
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League Needs Your Help on Transportation Issue This Week
The League supports a comprehensive transportation-funding solution that supports all forms of transportation, not just roads. This week is likely to be very busy in Lansing when it comes to...
View ArticleComprehensive Transportation Solution Relies on Passage of Ballot Proposal
After a marathon final day of lame duck the House and the Senate were able to successfully put together the framework for a comprehensive long-term solution for investing in Michigan’s infrastructure....
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Webinar on Proposal 1 is Friday for Michigan Municipal League Members
The League is hosting a free webinar on Friday about Proposal 1. We’ve heard you have questions about Proposal 1. Well, the Michigan Municipal League has answers. Participate in our FREE webinar 11...
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Proposal 1 FREE Webinar Now Available from Michigan Municipal League
Click here to view the embedded video. A newly posted webinar (watch above) by the Michigan Municipal League lays out the details on Proposal 1 heading to voters May 5 and includes neutral information...
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Michigan Communities Pass Resolutions in Support of Proposal 1 for Safe Roads
A road crew fills potholes in Macomb County. Multiple Michigan communities have passed resolutions in support of Proposal 1 for Safe Roads ballot item on May 5, but we need more to also declare their...
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Is there a Plan B if Proposal 1 Fails? Why are Michigan’s Roads so Bad? Find...
It’s just two weeks until voters decide the fate of Proposal 1 on May 5 and the Michigan Municipal League has just posted a series of question and answer videos to address some of the concerns you may...
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Proposal 1 Offers Michigan’s Last, Best Chance to Fix Roads with Guaranteed...
John LaMacchia discusses Proposal 1 at a recent Burton City Council town hall meeting. The fate of Proposal 1 will be decided by voters next week (Tuesday, May 5), and there is one thing guaranteed...
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Voting Yes Tuesday on Proposal 1 is Right Thing for Michigan’s Roads,...
Sterling Heights City Manager and MML board member Mark Vanderpool speaks at a Proposal 1 Safe Roads Yes! tour bus stop in Romeo with Governor Rick Snyder and MDOT Director Kirk Steudle. The League...
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Local Election Results Show Voters Support Essential Local Services, Better...
A road crew fills potholes in Macomb County. (Go here to view the League’s statement on the defeat of Proposal 1) Not to be lost in the overwhelming defeat of Proposal 1 last night, is the success of a...
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Michigan Legislature Tees Up Budget Deal; Revenue Sharing Numbers Reviewed
Following the overall budget deal struck last week between the Governor and Legislative leaders, the House and Senate this week set conference committees in motion drafting the particulars of that...
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Roads Deal Passes Michigan Legislature, Governor Snyder Prepares to Sign
A school bus travels over bumpy roads. 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....
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December 1st Revenue Sharing Deadline Reminder
The Michigan Department of Treasury distributed the following reminder to all Cities, Villages and Townships this week about the upcoming December 1st deadline to submit the necessary documentation to...
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League CEO Dan Gilmartin to Speak at Congressional Briefing on Flint Water...
Dan Gilmartin is interviewed during the NLC Congressional City Conference in Washington D.C. this week. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin will...
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League’s Dan Gilmartin Talks Flint Water Crisis, Infrastructure Issues at...
Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin participates in a Congressional Briefing on the Flint Water Crisis and infrastructure issues in Washington D.C. Wednesday. WASHINGTON,...
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Michigan Investment in Municipalities Worst in Nation – By Far, Census Data...
The League’s Anthony Minghine discusses revenue sharing during the news conference Monday afternoon. How bad is the municipal finance situation in Michigan? It’s the worse in the nation over the last...
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Revenue Sharing Budgets Positioned for Initial Action; Senate Cuts Statutory...
One of the many charts showing how Michigan has disinvested in its cities more than any other state in the state. That tiny red line you see is Michigan. A 2016-17 Senate budget plan would cut...
View ArticleState Reaches Revenue Consensus as Precursor to Finalizing Budget
The House and Senate Fiscal Agencies met with officials from Treasury this week to conduct the annual May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference. As a follow-up to the January revenue conference that...
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