Another Good Sign That Detroit Is on the Road to Fiscal Recovery
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Kentucky governor’s calls for agency spending cuts; Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor summer service reductions; and Rhode Island’s “car tax” repeal.
Crazy Local Government Scandals Are This Michigan County's Specialty
There’s never a dull moment in Macomb County.
A Spot to Appreciate Just How Far Detroit Has Come
ELGL’s annual conference in underway in the Motor City. Here’s a location where attendees should look skyward.
Survey Finds Frayed Relations in Michigan Between Local Governments and State
The latest Michigan Public Policy Survey included responses from local government officials from 1,315 jurisdictions in the Great Lakes State.
In Booming Grand Rapids, Looking at Equitable Ways to Develop City-Owned Land
As a revitalization success story continues to be written, local leaders want to take a more inclusive approach to new development.
Trump’s Proposed Block Grant Cuts Loom Over Michigan’s ‘Disability Belt’
Unemployment and lack of access to quality care during the last recession sent hundreds of thousands of Michiganders into a spiral of declining health they can’t extricate themselves from to find work. Now their only lifeline is threatened.
Michigan's ‘Stealth Move’ to Improve Vaccination Rates
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Otter vetoes Idaho grocery tax repeal; Boston mayor declines Canadian bet; and a strange New Jersey mayoral dispute.
Pedal Party Bikes Hit a Bump in the Regulatory Road
Biking-while-boozing businesses operate under a patchwork of rules city to city and state to state. The latest flashpoint is Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Michigan State Lawmakers Experience a Very Rare Bipartisan Moment
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Maryland city to relocate controversial Roger B. Taney bust; N.C. lawmakers propose more tax cuts; and a Pennsylvania borough’s big skunk problem.
Route Fifty at SXSW: Our Interview With Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett
“If we have an innovative constituency we need have to make sure that we have an innovative government to match our constituency.”
Michigan Officials Worry About Potential Pipeline Disaster in Great Lakes
Also in our State and Local Weekend Digest: More states introduce legislation to ax Daylight Saving Time; Connecticut towns may sue the state over proposed pension shift; and Washington city sends invoice to newspaper for interview.
Powerful Wind Storm Leaves Parts of Michigan in the Dark
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Trump budget may cut billions for HUD state and local grants; best and worst states for gender equality; will Minnesota embrace local government preemption?
Why Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law Is Preemption on Steroids
A new survey of local government leaders in the Great Lakes State finds widespread agreement that this approach—while offering some benefits—simply goes too far.
Fiscally Strained Michigan Municipalities Face a ‘Perfect Storm’
“We cannot succeed as a state if we do not have fiscally strong communities,” according to the Michigan Municipal League’s associate executive director.
Flint's Emergency Managers Face Felony Charges Over Lead in the Water
The officials include two people appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to run the city.
Michigan IT’s Disaster Recovery Audit Isn’t as Bad as It Reads
The state’s Department of Technology, Management, and Budget began its own review before auditors released their findings and has already made improvements to data colocation and cloud security.
Michigan Considers Its $4 Billion Yearly Gap in Infrastructure Spending
An infrastructure commission formed by Gov. Rick Snyder presented its findings on Monday, detailing the need for upgrades with the state's roads, waterworks and energy and communications systems.
Teacher Retirement Overhaul Coming Soon in Michigan?; Municipal IDs for Baltimore Residents
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: New York governor vs. controller power struggle; California town is exempt from state ban on plastic bags; Tucson mayoral candidate sues city
Calls to Ax Michigan’s Promotional Campaign; Agency Rejects Trump-Related Underwear Ad
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Suspicious energy tax credits in Oregon; taxpayer cash pays for beads and drill batteries in Maine campaigns; Pennsylvania vaping ban.
Michigan GOP Takes to Social Media to Offer Up Lead Poisoning Prevention Tips
In an episode that seems straight out of The Onion, Gov. Snyder and Lt. Gov. Calley offer up suggestions on lead contamination.
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