NEWS

Election means divided government in Lansing in 2025 The Michigan House of Representatives has experienced a power shift following this week’s election, with Republicans winning enough seats to take control […]

NACo releases opioid settlement ‘quick guide’ on monitoring spending The National Association of Counties, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, released The Principles Quick Guide to […]

State’s final rules on energy siting raise host of questions The Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) final rules for implementing the new law on renewable energy siting generally favor solar […]

Podcast 83: Statewide Septic Code Legislation With legislative activity in Lansing still on a slow simmer, Health Officer with the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, Dan Thorell, talked with host […]

MPSC releases final application instructions for large-scale renewable energy facilities The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) released its formal application instructions and procedures for the siting for large-scale renewable energy […]

Registration is open for 2024 New Commissioner School sessions in November-December The Michigan Association of Counties is again pleased to partner with Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) to present the […]

President Daub urges ‘collective voice’ for counties at Annual Conference New MAC Board President Melissa Daub of Wayne County outlined her vision for the association of “increased participation, influence and […]

Candidates make their case for 2024 Board elections The field is set for this year’s elections for the MAC Board of Directors. Six county commissioners have filed for the five […]

UM institute releases ordinance template for renewable energy siting A template ordinance for renewable energy facilities has been released by the University of Michigan. The Graham Sustainability Institute team, led […]

MAC releases transparency guidance and additional templates for opioid settlement work This week, MAC released a new guidance document focused on supporting counties with transparency associated with opioid settlements. The […]