Treasury webinar details deadlines, guidance on COVID funds      Counties confront a July 17 deadline to apply for reimbursements for public safety and public health payroll and benefit expenses for the […]
Legislative Update 7-10-20
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Legislative Update 6-26-20
Expungement bill moves out of Senate committee A House bill that that would automatically set aside certain felony and misdemeanor convictions moved out of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. […]
Legislative Update 6-12-20
Michigan Senate endorses flexible use of federal CARES Act dollars The Michigan Senate called on the federal government to ease restrictions on use of the nearly $3.8 billion Michigan has […]
Legislative Update 5-22-20
Court sides with governor on emergency powers in 1945 law Michigan’s Court of Claims turned aside a challenge to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers under a 1945 state law in […]
Legislative Update 5-15-20
Revenue meeting paints bleak outlook for Michigan into 2022 The state has a $3.2 billion hole in its current budgets, public finance experts testified today before the state’s Consensus Revenue […]
Legislative Update 5-1-20
Governor extends State of Emergency, court battle looms Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed new Executive Orders Thursday night to extend Michigan’s State of Emergency and Disaster Declarations until May 28. EO […]
Legislative Update 4-17-20
Local governments will make $1.1B ask to governor in letter MAC joined with associations for Michigan’s cities, villages and townships today on a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to advise […]
Legislative Update 2-7-20
Revenue sharing increase highlights Gov. Whitmer’s FY21 budget Michigan counties would see a $5.7 million boost to state revenue sharing payments under spending plans released today by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer […]
Michigan county leaders consult with federal lawmakers during Capitol Hill sweep
A contingent of Michigan county officials, led by MAC Board President Matthew Bierlein of Tuscola County and other board officers, made a round of visits to Michigan’s congressional delegation on […]
Otsego’s Borton returns from County Leadership Institute with focus on building consensus
Otsego County Board Chair Ken Borton, also MAC’s second vice president, “graduated” in June from the County Leadership Institute (CLI) put on by the National Association of Counties (NACo). With […]