U.S. Treasury issues final rule for State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the Final Rule for the State and Local […]
Legislative Update 1-7-22
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Legislative Update 12-22-21
Bills for 4-year terms signed into law Starting in 2024, candidates in Michigan for county commissioner will run for 4-year terms, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed new term legislation: […]
Legislative Update 12-17-21
Legislature sets up future funding crisis on Personal Property Tax MAC joined with other local government groups this week to urge the Legislature to address the consequences of a massive […]
Legislative Update 12-10-21
House passes bills for 4-year terms; historic change headed to governor The largest change affecting county commissioners since 1968 is headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk after the House of […]
Legislative Update 12-3-21
House to vote on 4-year terms next week MAC continues to urge county commissioners to reach out to their House members to convey their support for two bills that will […]
Legislative Update 11-19-21
Michigan’s 83 counties will have 619 commissioners in 2023 (corrected) Michigan’s 83 county governments will be led by 619 elected county commissioners after the 2022 elections, following decisions this fall […]
Legislative Update 11-12-21
Four-year terms bills zip out of House committee Legislation to enact four-year terms for county commissioners continues to gain momentum as the House Local Government Committee took only a few […]
Legislative Update 11-5-21
MAC provides legal review of federal vaccine mandate In response to questions from members, MAC reached out to the firm of Cohl Stoker & Toskey for information regarding how the […]
Legislative Update 10-29-21
County leaders, tell Senate to oppose privatization bid Bills that would create a damaging privatization scheme for the state’s local mental health services cleared a Senate committee this week. MAC […]
Legislative Update 10-22-21
Legislative focus turns to water infrastructure spending With the state’s FY22 budget now enacted, legislators are turning their attention to allocating the approximately $5.7 billion in remaining American Rescue Plan […]