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Live with the League opens with John Lamacchi filling in for Emily on the Michigan Municipal League show and interviewing Houghton city manager Eric Wara and Mona Lang of Negaunee about winning the Community Excellence Awards.

Live with the League spends most of its time on Michigan housing preemption, the $160 million My Home proposal, and the bill numbers 5529-5532, 5581-5585, 5660, and 5661.

Emily Kaliszewski hosts John and Jen for a housing-focused discussion of Michigan’s nine-bill preemption package and the My Home Program bills, House Bills 5660 and 5661.

An architect shares his journey of moving back to his home region in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and settling in the small town of Negaunee.

Live with the League opened with Emily Kaliszewski, John Lamacchia, Jen Rigstrink, and Dave Hodgkins on a nine-bill Michigan House housing package that touches lot sizes, ADUs, parking, and site-plan review.

["Michigan local officials get a fast update on campground rules, expired tax abatements, drones, energy, property taxes, elections, and roads.", "Emily Kaliszewski hosts from the Ann Arbor office with the state and federal affairs team, and Budget Director Jen Flood becomes central to the budget discussion.", "House Bill 5430, the sunset fight over PA 210 and PA 255, and the governor's previewed $90 million senior property-tax cut are the biggest near-term headlines.", "The episode also covers Senate Bills 731 and 732 on distributed energy, Senate Bills 691 and 698 on election dates, and the 30th Senate District special election."]

Live with the League covers Capital Conference in Lansing on March 10–11, MyFundingHub’s database of over 1,100 grants, and Michigan legislative developments.

Emily Kaliszewski hosts We Love Where You Live’s Live with the League episode on the League’s 2026 leadership message and Michigan legislative priorities.

Emily Kaliszewski hosts Dave, Jen, John, and Harasana of the Michigan Municipal League about Michigan’s year-end legislative agenda and priorities for 2026.

Emily Kaliszewski interviews Frankfort Superintendent Josh Mills about a Benzie County analysis calling for 1,508 new homes by 2027, including 1,294 for purchase.

Emily Kaliszewski hosts Taylor Pine, John Lamacchia, and Dave Hodgkins on Michigan local-government developments, including Upper Peninsula community projects, road funding, revenue sharing, property-tax postmarks, and oath deadlines.

We Love Where You Live examines Michigan municipal priorities in “Live with the League — 9.22.2025 — The Latest from Lansing,” including the state budget, election legislation, tipping fees, housing, and convention takeaways.

Live with the League — 10.6.2025 — We Have a Budget!

This episode discusses the American Rescue Plan Coalition and short-term rental issues with guests from Michigan municipal organizations.

This episode discusses a new state treasury portal for ARP funding and a program called Serve My City that helps local communities access federal resources.

A municipal league podcast discussing upcoming webinars and hot topics like the American Rescue Plan, short-term rentals, and gravel mining with a guest from the National League of Cities.

The episode features an interview with journalist Rick Haglund about Michigan communities' efforts to help local businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.