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2008 

 

March 14, 2008 House Committee Poised to Report Bad Early Voting Bill 

  

February 25, 2008 Annexation Bill Introduced in House

 

2007

May 18, 2007 Legislation Introduced to Strip Tax Collection, Election and Assessing Functions from Townships and Move it to the Counties

 

2006

 

December 8, 2006 Immediate Action Needed; Cable Franchising and Road Commission Legislation

December 5, 2006 Road Commission 3 to 5 Bill

December 2, 2006 Legislature Prepares to Preempt Local Authority Again (Fertilizer Legislation)

November 16, 2006 MTA Asking Township Officials to Contack State Senators on Tuesday, November 28

November 2, 2006 Education Funding Plan (Proposal 5) is Bad News for Michigan

September 21, 2006 Michigan House Adjourns; Cable Legislation Remains on House Floor

September 20, 2006 House Committee Votes in Favor of Big Phone and Cable Companies Over Local Control and Customer Service

September 18, 2006 Despite Cable Talks & New Drafts, HB 6456 Harms Communities and Residents

September 12, 2006 New Cable Franchise Bill Hits Local Governments Hard

June 21, 2006 Cable Franchise Vote in U.S. Senate

June 14, 2006 Legislature Prepares to Preempt Local Authority Again

June 8, 2006 National Cable Franchising Bill

May 22, 2006 Michigan House Committee Holding Hearing on Cable Franchising on Wednesday

May 1, 2006 Cable Franchising Authority (sent to Macomb, Oakland & Wayne counties)

April 25, 2006 Cable Franchising Legislation Update (sent only to Congressional District 1)

April 21, 2006 Cable Franchise Legislation - Talking Points: HB 5895 & SB 1157 (sent only to Senate District 30)

April 11, 2006 New Law for Write-in Deadline Does Not Have Immediate Effect

March 29, 2006 Cable Franchising Legislation Update

March 21, 2006 Legislation Introduced in Michigan Eliminates Local Cable Franchising

January 17, 2006 Telecom Giants Taking Aim at Local Governments in Michigan



2005

November 8, 2005 Congress Poised to Blast Local Control

October 17, 2005 Telecom Rewrite Action Moves To The House; HB 5237 Would Limit Local Government Authority

September 21, 2005 Michigan Senate Committee Addressing Telecommunications Re-write

June 9, 2005 House Omnibus Budget Bill Produces Positives for Local Government Including Revenue Sharing Totals

June 7, 2005 State Sidesteps Its Property Taxes (MTA and MAC press release sent to Grassroots Members)

June 1, 2005 Senate Committee Poised to Eliminate Local Government Consent Authority over Right-of-Ways

2004

December 1, 2004 Mobile Home Taxes: Industry Pushes for Simple fee Increase

November 23, 2004 Moble Home Taxes: Moving Target During Lame Duck Session

November 8, 2004 Truck Weight and Length Bill & Gas Pipeline Bill Pending Action

September 29, 2004 PILT Vote Possible Today; Call Your Senator & Representative

September 23, 2004 House Approves County Revenue Sharing Plan

September 20, 2004 Critical Revenue Sharing Vote

September 14, 2004 House Appropriations Scheduled to Vote on Flawed PILT Plan
Revenue Sharing Vote Expected


August 20, 2004 State Funding for PILT at Critical Stage

May 10, 2004 Mobile Homes: If You Want Change, the Time to Act is NOW!

March 29, 2004 Recall Reform Legislation Sitting in Senate Committee
This page last updated on 3/18/2008.
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