Early registration for Legislative Conference ends on March 15 County officials have through March 15 to register for the 2022 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference in Lansing. While on-site registrations will […]
With Friday marking the 1-year anniversary of the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League, and Stephan Currie, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Lenawee County Updates and restorations projects to prepare Lenawee County’s “Old Courthouse” for the next 100 years came together in early 2020. Careful considerations to both the interior and […]
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 […]