MAC, allies continue push to block mental health privatization Senate bills that would privatize the state’s mental health system remain on the Senate floor, as MAC and other organizations work […]
Legislative Update 3-4-22
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Legislative Update 2-25-22
House committee advances $1.15 billion for local pension grants On Thursday in a joint committee meeting of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Tax Policy Committee, House Bill 5054 […]
New poll finds two out of three likely Michigan voters and more than 100 Michigan-based groups prefer public-led mental health system
A new poll commissioned by the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan and conducted by third-party survey provider EPIC-MRA found 67% of Michigan voters prefer the public mental health system […]
Legislative Update 2-18-22
State commits $1.2 billion to health response on COVID A supplemental appropriation bill signed by Gov. Gretchen Witmer this week commits $1.2 billion to health care efforts in response to […]
Legislative Update 2-11-22
Governor proposes increase in County Revenue Sharing State Budget Director Chris Harkins presented Governor Whitmer’s FY 2023 budget recommendations to the legislature this week. The $74 billion budget represents a […]
Legislative Update 2-4-22
Breakout topics released for 2022 Legislative Conference Attendees at the 2022 Legislative Conference will have a dozen breakout sessions to choose from on trending issues in county governance, MAC announced […]
Legislative Update 1-28-22
OMA update, protecting mental health services top MAC’s 2022 priorities Updating the Open Meetings Act to meet the 21st century needs of state residents and preventing an ill-advised attempt to […]
Top 2022 priorities for Michigan counties include Open Meetings Act reform, defeat of mental health privatization bid
Updating the Open Meetings Act to meet the 21st century needs of state residents and preventing an ill-advised attempt to privatize Michigan’s locally directed system of public mental health services […]
Legislative Update 1-21-22
Governor to keynote 2022 Legislative Conference; registration open for March 21-23 event Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will keynote the 2022 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference, addressing a plenary session of the event […]
Legislative Update 1-14-22
U.S. Supreme Court puts hold on vaccine mandate for large employers, allows mandate for health facilities to operate On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the Biden administration’s vaccine […]