Push begins for 4-year commissioner terms Initial hearings are possible next week in a Senate committee on a bipartisan pair of bills to enact four-year terms for county commissioners in […]
Legislative Update 4-9-21
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Legislative Update 4-2-21
Legislative Roundtable at conference will feature House, Senate leaders A Michigan Counties Legislative Conference always features in-depth briefings on what’s going on in Lansing – and this year’s virtual version […]
Legislative Update 3-26-21
Biden promises ‘flexibility’ on county investment funds President Joe Biden said his administration is committed to flexibility in how counties utilize the $65 billion provided directly to them via the […]
Materials Management Plans advance out of House committee
An eight-bill, bipartisan package rewriting the section of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act that governs solid waste planning was passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources […]
Legislative Update 3-19-21
New bipartisan bills introduced for 4-year commissioner terms Through its policy platforms, MAC has long supported moving county commissioner terms to four years from the present two. Legislation to do […]
Legislative Update 3-12-21
How to navigate questions on in-person vs. hybrid vs. digital With state health orders reducing restrictions on indoor gatherings and hospitalization rates showing marked improvement in recent weeks, MAC has […]
Legislative Update 3-5-21
Massive federal aid plan wends way through Congress Two versions of a massive federal response to the ongoing COVID crisis are now in play on Capitol Hill. Passage of either […]
Legislative Update 2-26-21
Senate approves GOP plan on COVID spending In another move over the dispute on how to spend billions in federal COVID aid for Michigan, the Senate approved a $2 billion […]
Legislative Update 2-19-21
Broadband equipment property tax exemption passes the Senate SB 46, sponsored by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Van Buren) is a bill that will exempt eligible high speed broadband equipment installed after […]
Legislative Update 2-12-21
MAC applauds revenue sharing, infrastructure plans in governor’s budget Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fiscal 2022 budget proposal makes important and much needed boosts to local governments dealing with the COVID-19 crisis […]