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Legislative Update 5-9-25

May 9, 2025

Senate advances budget bills in uncertain, tense atmosphere in Lansing The Michigan Senate took a major step in the state's annual budget process, advancing all its fiscal 2026 budget bills out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. This action moves the upper...

Registration opens for CCA webinar on ‘Conflict Styles & Constructive Dialogues’

May 7, 2025

A webinar offered on June 23 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. will provide commissioners a full credit toward their 2025 certificate in MAC's County Commissioner Academy. Click here to register. Conflict is an inevitable part of leadership and community work — but how we...

Legislative Update 5-2-25

May 2, 2025

Senate spending panel backs 10 percent boost to revenue sharing Michigan counties would see a 10 percent increase in revenue sharing in the fiscal 2026 state budget under a version approved this week by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. The...

NEW! 2025 Legislative Conference

April 30, 2025

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Legislative Update 4-25-25

April 25, 2025

Public safety fund advances out of House In a powerful show of bipartisan cooperation, the Michigan House of Representatives this week passed House Bills 4260-61, legislation that establishes a long-awaited Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund. The bills...

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