Full Senate approves FY26 budget with key county funding boosts The Michigan Senate advanced its budget proposals this week, including notable increases in funding for county governments and crime prevention, […]
Legislative Update 5-16-25
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Legislative Update 5-9-25
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 […]
Registration opens for CCA webinar on ‘Conflict Styles & Constructive Dialogues’
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 […]
Legislative Update 5-2-25
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 […]
Legislative Update 4-25-25
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 […]
Legislative Update 4-18-25
MAC testifies for public safety fund bills; House committee advances them Legislation to create a Public Safety Trust Fund advanced from the House Committee on Government Operations on Thursday after […]
Legislative Update 4-11-25
Deadline extended on Opioid Settlement Funds Survey The second annual opioid settlement county reporting survey will remain open until April 21. MAC, in partnership with Public Sector Consultants (PSC), is […]
Legislative Update 4-4-25
Legislative Conference begins Monday in Lansing More than 300 county and business leaders will gather in Lansing April 7-9 to hear from state leaders and policymakers at the 2025 Michigan […]
Celebrate National County Government Month in April
National County Government Month (NCGM), held each April, is an annual celebration of county government. Since 1991, the National Association of Counties (NACo) has encouraged counties to actively promote county […]
Legislative Update 3-28-25
In Lansing, dollars are up for roads, down for veterans In this week’s episode, MAC’s Podcast 83 discusses the progress of a House GOP roads plan that is a “huge […]