Senate Hearings on PPT Elimination Set for Today and Wednesday
 The Senate Finance Committee has posted two additional hearings on the Administration's proposal to eliminate portions of the personal property tax. The hearings are set for today and Wednesday, April 24th and 25th at 12:30pm in the Boji Tower, 124 W. Allegan Street, Lansing. Video is now available on the League’s website of the Coalition press conference held last week as well. MORE>
State
Affairs Update
 Cancer Presumption Legislation in Senate Committee This Week - On Wednesday, April 25 the Senate Economic Development Committee will be taking up SB 94, a bill that creates a cancer presumption for firefighters. This legislation has passed the House the last two sessions, and it would increase municipal costs an estimated 10 to 25 percent per community at a time when revenues are down and the legislature is also considering a repeal of personal property tax. MORE>
Local Officials Call for Guaranteed Replacement of Personal Property Tax Cuts
Personal Property Tax Elimination Bills Introduced in Michigan Senate
Personal Property Tax Elimination Hearings Begin in Senate
State Cell Tower Collocation Bill Passes Senate
Open Meetings Act Bill Passes House Committee
Bill Requiring Locals Report Past Due Taxes on Tax Bills Successfully Amended
Appropriation committees preserve fire protection grants
Community Foreclosure Response Toolkit Announced
Michigan Mayors Talk With Lawmakers About Personal Property Tax, Other Issues
Transportation Asset Management Conference Scheduled for April 25
Interacting with the State - Michigan Shared Services Community
Federal Update
 Transportation Extension May Break Logjam - With a 90 day extension of the current transportation authorization law already in place, the House has passed a bill that would add a additional 90 days and sets the stage for a conference committee with the Senate on their own recently passed two year bill. The House extension however also contains a poison pill to the Obama administration, mandating construction of the controversial Keystone pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. MORE>
Federal Cell Tower Collocation Issues Subject of FCC Webcast
Federal Budget and Deficit Reduction - Pass a Resolution
21st Century Communities
 Michigan Municipal League Works to Launch Natural Gas Purchasing Program This Summer - The Michigan Municipal League has received numerous inquiries about the status of the League’s proposed natural gas purchasing program. We are pleased to report that we are continuing to make progress, and are targeting a summer 2012 launch of the program. At the present time we are assembling our consulting team, and will be seeking proposals from gas suppliers in the near future. MORE>
Michigan Land and Prosperity Summit Focuses on Place
USDA Announces Farmers Market Promotion Program Grants
Sustainable Cities Institute Joins National League of Cities
Transportation and the New Generation
League Projects Recognized As Key Drivers of Entrepreneurial Growth
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