It’s been confirmed that the Fishers, IN home where a fatal weekend shooting occurred was an Airbnb. This is the 415th news report I’ve found of a shooting at a short term rental since 5/2019. #HomesNotHotels #NeighborsNotStrangers #CommunityNotCommodity wrtv.com/news/local-new…

31,000 homes were taken out of Canada’s long-term housing market as a direct result of short-term rentals, found David Wachsmuth, Canada research chair in urban governance and associate professor McGill University.

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Right now Michigan Clerks are comparing their hours worked for the last two week pay period and the consensus is 150+ hours. That’s 75 hours a week for two weeks.

I know I had 11 straight days at 12 hours, plus 22 hours on Election Day.

Looky there! Arlington City Council is approving new townhome construction, no state preemption of municipal zoning required. Added bonus, developer voluntarily prohibited STRs in the development, so units will actually be housing for residents. #LocalControl #TXLege

“Corporate investors sucked up 1 of 3 Arizona homes on the market. That must end” by Rep. Oscar De Los Santos & Sen. Juan Mendez

AZ’s STR preemption law is fueling the investor feeding-frenzy on Arizona’s housing stock. #FixSB1350 #LocalControl #CommunityNotCommodity
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It's #GivingTuesday ! Today, we celebrate globally the power of generosity and how individuals and organizations can change the world. #Donate to the Michigan Municipal League Foundation today to bring the movement to #Michigan #communities .

Donate here: buff.ly/3Gd0nBU

LBJ was right then, and the same holds true today. @MMLeague National League of Cities

Housing shouldn’t be a political pawn! Pass SB 293 #mileg Dawn Crandall Housing North Grand Rapids Chamber Joshua Lunger Housing Next @MMLeague

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'Government works best when decisions are made closest to the people who must abide by them.

'That's not a quaint notion. It's an essential piece of maintaining the citizen buy-in necessary to hold a democracy together.' The Detroit News

There are so many amendments that it's hard to really know at this stage what this bill does.

I’m proud to vote to guarantee long-promised dollars to cities, villages and townships!

🏐District Volleyball Final🏐

The Panthers take Game 3 and win the District Championship!

DeWitt 25
Grand Ledge 15
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Congratulations to the Division 1 District Champs! 💙🏐🏆💛

🏐District Volleyball Final🏐

The Panthers take Game 2 & now go up 2-0.

DeWitt 25
Grand Ledge 17
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🏐District Volleyball Final🏐

The Panthers take Game 1.

DeWitt 25
Grand Ledge 13
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106-4!! House Passes Trust Fund Bills with Overwhelming Support

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Huge step forward tonight! Revenue sharing trust fund bills pass the House! Thank you Rep Amos O'Neal & Rep Tisdale for sponsoring, & all the former #localgov folks now Reps pushing for this to happen. #mileg @MMLeague

By unanimous vote the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund bills pass the House Local Gov & Municipal Finance committee!! @MMLeague #mileg

Episode 1 out now! Designing For People.

What happens when we design for people first? When the “why” behind everything we build is to facilitate human flourishing? In this episode we tour Wheeler District, a traditional neighborhood development (TND) just a mile from downtown…

Hearing w/ HB 4526, 4527 & 4528 (aggregate mining bills) has started. #LocalGov @MMLeague