NEWS

Juvenile justice package adopted as MAC scores win in 2023 priority Nineteen pieces of a 20-bill package to make sweeping reforms to the juvenile justice system, long backed by MAC, […]

Year in Review continues with focus on public safety funding, Open Meetings Act changes Potential new funds for public safety and long-needed repairs to the state Open Meetings Act are […]

Podcast 83 begins look back at 2023 legislative year Legislative successes on juvenile justice reform, property tax reimbursements and revenue sharing highlight the first of two episodes of Podcast 83 […]

House passes Revenue Sharing Trust Fund Bills – Senate needs to act NOW In a promising development for Michigan’s counties, the state’s Revenue Sharing Trust Fund (RSTF) bills have passed […]

Controversial energy bills get committee nod despite MAC opposition Legislation to usurp local control over the siting of solar and wind power facilities advanced out of a House committee this […]

Senate approves juvenile justice reform bills A portion of the 20-bill package to make sweeping reforms to the juvenile justice system, and which is backed by MAC, gained approval in […]

Storey urges county leaders to ‘prepare for four’; MAC members fill board slots, approve policy platforms The coming year will be an historic one in Michigan county government, MAC Board […]

Juvenile justice reform package clears House, Senate committees A 20-bill package to reform juvenile justice work in Michigan cleared House and Senate committees this week. Senate Bills 418–437 and House […]

Expansion of binding arbitration clears Senate committee Legislation to extend binding arbitration to county correctional officers has advanced this week, despite opposition from MAC and others. House Bill 4438, by […]