At the request of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) is supporting a new statewide public education campaign called “Spread Hope, Not COVID.” The goal of the […]
Podcast 83 team to discuss state budget, fall priorities MAC’s Podcast 83 team will lead a special live edition on Monday, Sept. 21 to field questions from county leaders on […]
Almost 60 Michigan counties lacked the financial resources in 2017 to cover the public services they need to provide, even after accounting for state aid such as revenue sharing, says […]
MAC’s Podcast 83 team will lead a special live edition on Monday, Sept. 21 to field questions from county leaders on the FY21 state budget and all other legislative matters […]
Key trial court costs bill to become law Legislation to extend the authority of trial courts to levy costs to defendants will soon be law, after the Senate this week […]
By: Dan Papineau, Director of Tax Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Michigan Chamber of Commerce (Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the August edition of Michigan Counties, MAC’s bimonthly e-newsletter.) […]
Revenue sharing replacement funds to hit accounts on Monday Replacement dollars for the cancelled August revenue sharing payments will reach county accounts on Monday, Aug. 31 as scheduled, MAC was […]
Izzo charms, inspires during conference keynote “All of us are role models,” Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo told county leaders gathered for a special session Thursday of MAC’s […]
Virtual Annual Conference begins on Tuesday The first events of MAC’s two-week Virtual Annual Conference are set for Tuesday, Aug. 18, including a Plenary Session of special reports from MAC […]
Despite falling arrests, particularly among young people, tens of thousands of people in Michigan are still arrested for low-level charges like failure to appear in court, marijuana possession and shoplifting, […]