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The time is now—Contact your lawmakers to protect both your township’s constitutional and statutory revenue sharing dollars
All members are asked to contact your state representative and state senator TODAY to ask them to stand with local governments and protect constitutional and statutory revenue sharing in the state budget. Budget negotiations for the state’s 2026 fiscal...
Read the October issue of Township Focus!
Explore how Michigan’s fire service is evolving, a township’s Project Fire Buddies chapter, a summer program exposing young women to emergency services, & the 2025 MTA Robinson Scholarship recipients.
Protection to individuals administering emergency care
Legislation passed the House to extend civil liability protection to individuals who voluntarily provide bleeding control in an emergency. The act currently shields certain individuals from liability when they administer emergency care in specific situations....
Bill expanding disaster response and mitigation grants approved by Senate
Limitations on grant awards from the Disaster and Emergency Contingency Fund (DECF) would increase under a bill passed by the Senate. Currently, municipalities with a population under 25,000 may receive an award of up to $250,000, municipalities with...
ESTA goes into effect Oct. 1 for townships with 10 or fewer employees
Townships that are a “small business” under the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA)—defined in the act as those with 10 or fewer employees—must begin to comply with requirements of the act starting Oct. 1. ESTA requires employers, including townships, to provide...
MTA's Principles of Planning & Zoning book package has information you need to help guide your township's land use future!
MTA’s library of publications includes three planning & zoning resources written specifically for Michigan townships. Authored by planning & land use expert Steve Langworthy, The Township Guide to Planning & Zoning Decision-making and...
Content, connections & camaraderie
MTA Professional Development Retreats return this fall! Each retreat offers a learning experience geared to your role on concepts, trends & pressing issues for townships. Click here for a first look & key dates!
Content, connections & camaraderie
MTA Professional Development Retreats return this fall! Each retreat offers a learning experience geared to your role on concepts, trends & pressing issues for townships. Click here for a first look & key dates!
MTA's Principles of Planning & Zoning book package has information you need to help guide your township's land use future!
MTA’s library of publications includes three planning & zoning resources written specifically for Michigan townships. Authored by planning & land use expert Steve Langworthy, The Township Guide to Planning & Zoning Decision-making and...
ESTA goes into effect Oct. 1 for townships with 10 or fewer employees
Townships that are a “small business” under the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA)—defined in the act as those with 10 or fewer employees—must begin to comply with requirements of the act starting Oct. 1. ESTA requires employers, including townships, to provide...
Bill expanding disaster response and mitigation grants approved by Senate
Limitations on grant awards from the Disaster and Emergency Contingency Fund (DECF) would increase under a bill passed by the Senate. Currently, municipalities with a population under 25,000 may receive an award of up to $250,000, municipalities with...
Protection to individuals administering emergency care
Legislation passed the House to extend civil liability protection to individuals who voluntarily provide bleeding control in an emergency. The act currently shields certain individuals from liability when they administer emergency care in specific situations....
Read the October issue of Township Focus!
Explore how Michigan’s fire service is evolving, a township’s Project Fire Buddies chapter, a summer program exposing young women to emergency services, & the 2025 MTA Robinson Scholarship recipients.
The time is now—Contact your lawmakers to protect both your township’s constitutional and statutory revenue sharing dollars
All members are asked to contact your state representative and state senator TODAY to ask them to stand with local governments and protect constitutional and statutory revenue sharing in the state budget. Budget negotiations for the state’s 2026 fiscal...
