Supplemental Budget Bills Passed Both the House and the Senate have passed the long awaited and finally negotiated supplemental bills that will restore more than $60 million in vetoed state […]
Legislative Update 12-13-19
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Legislative Update 12-6-19
Budget deal would restore $60 million in key county funds Legislative action on Wednesday to restore approximately $60 million in vetoed state funding for key county services was encouraging, said […]
Budget deal restores millions that aid basic county services
Legislative action on Wednesday to restore approximately $60 million in vetoed state funding for key county services was encouraging, said MAC’s executive director. “It’s late and coming after a great […]
Legislative Update 11-22-19
Initial policy ideas shared by Jail Task Force The Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration held their fifth meeting which included public discussion about proposed changes to state […]
Legislative Update 11-15-19
No end in sight on stalemate; send us your budget plans Another legislative week has ended in Lansing with no resolution in sight over vetoes to the fiscal 2020 state […]
Legislative Update 11-8-19
Budget deal forms, collapses in another Lansing letdown What appeared to be a final agreement to resolve the FY20 budget showdown between the governor and Legislature collapsed on Thursday afternoon […]
Legislative Update 11-1-19
Budget talks stuck; your voice needed to propel action October has come and gone, but Michigan leaders still have not resolved a budget impasse that imperils millions in county funding […]
Reports from counties show growing veto crisis
As county leaders digest the budget vetoes from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the fiscal implications only keep growing for county governments and the residents they serve. Crawford: ‘Swamp tax’ is big […]
Counties face $60M hit in flurry of vetoes from governor
In an unprecedented move, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday issued 147 line-item vetoes in the FY20 budget, affecting more than $947 million in state spending. Although the 2.3 percent increase […]
Jail and Pretrial Task Force briefed on Michigan arrest trends
Despite falling arrests, particularly among young people, tens of thousands of people in Michigan are still arrested for low-level charges like failure to appear in court, marijuana possession and shoplifting, […]