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Legislature approves $1.3 billion in additional state spending A bill to spend another $1.3 billion in the current fiscal year, largely for economic development incentives, cleared the Legislature this week […]

Counties with resources urged to share with areas hit hard by ice storm Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents remain without power on Friday as the state’s two major utilities […]

Sens. Stabenow and Peters brief MAC delegation at NACo Legislative Conference The National Association of Counties (NACo) hosted its annual legislative conference earlier this week. Michigan was well represented at […]

Boost for revenue sharing highlights governor’s FY24 budget A 17 percent boost in county revenue sharing is a “great indicator” that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recognizes the need to reinvest in […]

MAC launches 125th Anniversary year with Capitol kickoff event The Michigan Association of Counties launched its 125th Anniversary on Feb. 1 with a State Capitol announcement and reception featuring remarks […]

Tax votes could mean billion-dollar reduction to state’s General Fund Major changes to Michigan’s income tax collections, with the potential to reduce the state General Fund by approximately $1 billion […]

‘Essential’ for Michigan to address funding impact of EVs, MAC says It is “essential” that Michigan quickly identify a new revenue source for public roads in response to the fiscal […]

Revenue Conference: Dollars keep flowing to state The state’s economic experts are predicting a mild recession will occur in Michigan in 2023, but this dip will not end the recent […]

MAC establishes state legislative priorities for 2023      Each year, MAC establishes legislative priorities for the upcoming year. These items are based on input and feedback from our membership and center […]

New Commissioner School sessions close out with Grayling meeting MAC Board President Stan Ponstein and Executive Director Stephan Currie led MAC’s contingent to the fourth and final in-person session of […]