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Publications for Governmental Relations

Foreclosure Sale Surplus Funds: What Local Governments Should Know

Foster Swift Finance, Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law News

October 29, 2024 | Destiny R. Hughes and Patrick E. Quinn

Polling Place and Voter Etiquette Guidelines: Election Day Q&A

Foster Swift Municipal Law News

October 3, 2024 | Courtney G. Agrusa and Robert A. Hamor

Boosting Board Engagement

Township Focus (MTA)

July 19, 2024 | Laura J. Genovich

Q&A: New DOJ Rule Requires State & Local Government Websites, Apps to be ADA Accessible

Foster Swift Municipal Law News E-blast

April 22, 2024 | Michael D. Homier

Lindke v. Freed: When Public Officials Can Be Held Liable for Blocking Individuals on Social Media

Foster Swift Municipal Law News

March 25, 2024 | Courtney Gabbara Agrusa

Short-Term Rental Regulation Act: What Local Governments Need to Know

Foster Swift Municipal Law News

March 20, 2024 | Mallory E. Reader

Proposed Changes to PACE: What You Need to Know

Foster Swift Municipal Law News

June 14, 2023 | Laura J. Genovich and Mackenzie M. Almassian

Distribution of Michigan’s $81M Share of Opioid Settlement to Begin

Foster Swift Municipal Law News

February 2, 2023 | Leslie A. Abdoo

Eligible Municipalities Encouraged to Register in Historic Opioid Settlement

Foster Swift Municipal Law News E-blast

December 6, 2021 | Michael D. Homier

American Rescue Plan Act Provides Federal Funding for Michigan Local Governments

Foster Swift Municipal Law News E-blast

March 23, 2021 | Leslie A. Dickinson

Marijuana Emergency Rules: What Municipalities Should Know

Foster Swift Municipal Law News

August 8, 2019 | Laura J. Genovich and Kaitlyn Manley (Summer Associate)

Michigan Voters Approve Recreational Marijuana Ballot Proposal

Foster Swift Municipal Law E-blast

November 7, 2018 | Laura J. Genovich

On November 6, 2018, Michigan voters approved Proposal 1, the Marihuana Legalization Initiative*.

As Public Pension Plan Funding Continues to Decline, Employers Explore Other Options

Foster Swift Employment Labor & Benefits News E-blast

May 30, 2018 | Taylor A. Gast and Julie L. Hamlet

Public pension systems are increasingly underfunded. Data released in 2017 indicates that the median state funding ratio (the percentage of assets that a state has available for future payments to retirees) fell to 71.1 percent in 2016, down from 74.5 percent in 2015.