The 2025 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference will be held April 7-9, 2025, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Lansing. The event, co-hosted by the Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council, will […]
Revenue sharing tops county priorities in Lansing in ’25 Creating a dedicated Revenue Sharing Trust Fund that reflects a true sharing of money between the state and local governments tops […]
Michigan House passes minimum wage, sick time bills Bills amending the state’s minimum wage and Earned Sick Time Act cleared the House this week with bipartisan support. House Bills 4001 […]
House committee advances key bills on minimum wage and Earned Sick Time Act Two bills to revise the state’s minimum wage and Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) advanced out of […]
Michigan Counties magazine now on way to you The print version of the December 2024 Michigan Counties should start arriving in mailboxes this weekend. The magazine features a roundup of […]
2024 Lame Duck in Review: Blame Duck? Lansing’s democratic trifecta came to an end this week after several weeks of lame duck session. From House Republicans leaving session in protest […]
Senate passes minimum staffing legislation A bill to require minimum staffing levels as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining between a public employer and the representative of its employees was […]
MAC joins local groups in urging action on revenue sharing “So, clearly, the system is broken.” MAC First Vice President Antoinette Wallace of Macomb made that assessment of Michigan’s revenue […]
MAC letter campaign on revenue sharing is off to fast start A letter-writing campaign started by MAC this week is gaining momentum to urge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders […]
Intro webinar launches 2024 New Commissioner School MAC Executive Director Stephan Currie welcomed nearly 100 newly elected and re-elected commissioners from both peninsulas on Thursday to the introductory webinar of […]