Conference session to focus on workplace strategies in challenging times With counties continuing to confront hiring, retention and workforce challenges across numerous specialties, the first plenary session of the 2023 […]
NEWS
Legislative Update 8-11-23
Board approves 2023-24 platforms for final member review The MAC Board of Directors, at its summer meeting, reviewed the association’s policy platform drafts […]
Legislative Update 8-4-23
Governor signs FY24 budget with key county priorities Michigan will expend $81.7 billion its fiscal 2024 budget year starting Oct 1 after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed enabling legislation this week. […]
Legislative Update 7-21-23
County leaders asked to contact Congress on Medicaid jail issue Earlier this year, bipartisan bills were introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate to address the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion […]
Legislative Update 7-7-23
ICYMI: Revenue sharing, Child Care Fund boosts mark FY24 state budget Increases in county revenue sharing and reimbursements for the Child Care Fund highlight a fiscal 2024 state budget approved […]
Legislative Update 6-30-23
Revenue sharing, Child Care Fund boosts mark FY24 state budget Increases in county revenue sharing and reimbursements for the Child Care Fund highlight a fiscal 2024 state budget approved by […]
Legislative Update 6-23-23
MAC continues push on Revenue Sharing Trust Fund legislation “Revenue sharing is an unrestricted revenue source that local units of government use for the services that they need … What […]
Legislative Update 6-16-23
County voices needed to push revenue sharing reform over finish line A long-running effort to create a dedicated source of dollars for local revenue sharing is nearing fruition, but MAC […]
Legislative Update 6-9-23
Liability concerns for counties raised in sexual conduct package Legislation to alter the statute of limitations on criminal sexual conduct and sexual misconduct — and which could lead to broad, […]
Legislative Update 6-2-23
Deal reached, adopted to avoid federal debt default “After several rounds of negotiations, the White House and House Republican Leadership reached an agreement to address the debt limit and cap […]