Don Gerrie, left, Michigan Municipal League board president and Sault Ste. Marie mayor, announces Tuesday in Lansing a new initiative to invest $160 million a year for five years into building out Michigan's housing stock. (Jordyn Hermani/Bridge Michigan via AP)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group representing local governments across Michigan is calling on state lawmakers to set aside $800 million over the next five years to help spur affordable housing projects, predicting the cash infusion could result in 10,000 new or rehabilitated homes.

The proposal from the Michigan Municipal League would provide funding to developers for projects in communities that relax certain zoning regulations – such as allowing duplexes in residential areas – an effort to ward off any potential mandates from the

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