The League’s John LaMacchia talks about legislative issues.

This morning the Michigan Municipal League’s lobbying team gave a riveting update about the happenings in Lansing. The major issues the League is focused on are addressing the broken municipal finance system, further investment in infrastructure and the continued protection of local control.

More than 50 League members attended the session that took place during the League’s 2017 Convention in downtown Holland.

The staff covered an array of topics including the short-term rental issue, the Dark Stores situation, a recent fix to a candidate filing deadline issue and much more.

Greenville officials attend legislative education session at 2017 Michigan Municipal League Convention in Holland.

It was a good discussion as members asked us a variety of questions about issues and concerns on their minds.

This blog was written by John LaMacchia is assistant director of state and federal affairs for the Michigan Municipal League. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org.