Brownvield
and Historic Credits Left Out of New Business Tax - Hearing
THIS week!
The
House Tax Policy will begin testimony today and tomorrow on
the new corporate income tax plan – HB 4361
and 4362.
These bills are the governor’s proposal to scrap the
old Michigan business tax and create a new 6% corporate income
tax on certain businesses. The big issue for League members,
though, is that this plan does NOT retain the Brownfield credits
and historic credits that have existed in previous business
taxes. MORE>
State
Affairs Update
Senate Education Committee Passes
Emergency Management Bills – Yesterday
the Senate Education Committee passed a series of bills to
change the emergency financial management process for local
governments and schools. The main bill in the package, HB
4214 (Rep. Pscholka R - Stevensville) makes some major
changes to the process, including giving the local community
the ability to use some of the powers of an emergency manager
before they reach receivership, and giving the emergency manager
the ability to change labor contracts. MORE>
League
Testifies on Revenue Sharing in House General Government Subcommittee
Senate
Subcommittee Takes Testimony on Revenue Sharing
Sunday
Morning Liquor Sales Fix Passes Committee
Senate
Judiciary Reports Notice Bills
House
Holds Second Yard Waste Hearing
DDA
Opt-Outs Bill Information
Citizens
Research Council Creates Webinar on Snyder’s Proposed
Budget
Revenue
Sharing Fact Sheet Now Available
Early
Bird Registration Deadline Today for Capital Conference!
Spring
Asset Management Conference Details Announced
CERCLA
Liability and Local Government Acquisitions Fact Sheet Developed
Federal Update
 Infrastructure
Funding in Jeopardy: Contact Federal Representatives Now!
– With a federal shutdown averted for now, congressional
leaders and the Obama administration continue to try to reach
a compromise on spending for the remainder of 2011. The House
has already adopted H.R.
1, which cuts spending by an additional $61 billion for
this year alone. Included in those cuts is a loss of $273.8
million for Michigan in reductions to the Clean Water State
Revolving Fund and funding for transportation projects (click
on document below). H.R. 1 also cuts the CDBG program by 62%
for the remainder of the year. It is imperative that local
officials contact
their congressional members and Senators Levin and Stabenow
over the next two weeks to emphasize the importance of these
and other community based programs to maintaining a high quality
of life in our communities. MORE>
Congress
Avoids Shutdown… For Now
Local
Officials Appointed to NLC Committees
SEC
Proposes Registration Rule for Volunteer Board Members
21st Century Communities
 Houghton
Is First League Member to Join LotusLive Project –
The Michigan Municipal League wants to congratulate the city
of Houghton for being the first community to join in the League’s
LotusLive proof of concept. Houghton will be assisting the
League in testing the applicability of this collaboration
tool by using it in day-to-day operations and evaluating its
effectiveness. The League believes that this system has great
potential for all our members and is excited that Houghton
is helping with the effort. MORE>
Michigan
Green Communities Project Database Now Available
US
Green Building Council Offers LEED for Neighborhood Development
Training April 1
Complete
Streets Training Offered Across the State
Walking
Audits and Bike Facilities Training Being Offered
State
Loans Available for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Projects
Let’s
Move Cities and Towns Campaign
Michigan Land and Prosperity Summit
Urban
Land Institute Public/Private Conference
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