“Last mile broadband” is a hot topic as we look back at the last year of widely varying connectivity experiences. Who had access to it, and who didn’t, made a ...
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“While the effects of the pandemic have been felt unevenly across Michigan communities, it has further emphasized the changing needs of our members.” Over the past year, the League has ...
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The Michigan Municipal League (MML) is very excited about the new story-focused direction of our social media efforts and particularly with our ongoing “I Am Black History” series. If you ...
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It's back, baby! Let's take this renewed Michigan Historic Tax Credit out for a ride! On December 30, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bill 54, reinstating the Michigan Historic Preservation ...
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“That might work in Minneapolis, but you know we have winter here, right?” someone once objected. I think we were talking about bike commuting, but we could have been discussing ...
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Back in the early 1970s, Pat Lockwood fell in love with a small town in mid-Michigan. She moved to Fenton, and soon thereafter, the community passed a ballot initiative to ...
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The division of “business” and “social service” is an unnecessary one, says a category of organizations that choose to marry the functions. Whether they come to it from a business ...
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"When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes ...
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Michiganders with criminal records often face barriers to securing jobs or other opportunities even long after their sentence is served. This is both a challenge to racial equity efforts—especially for Black ...
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(Note: The following blog by the Michigan Municipal League's Lisa Donovan is about the opening general session presentation by League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin during the League's first-ever ...
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