It’s Feb. 1, 1898. A year earlier, Michigan had achieved its modern arrangement of 83 counties with the return of Isle Royal to Keweenaw County. Ransom Olds had formed Olds […]
MAC marks its 120th birthday serving Michigan’s counties
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MAC releases 2018 legislative priorities, with focus on fiscal reforms in Lansing
Michigan’s 83 counties, the state’s front-line public service agencies, enter 2018 seeking significant changes to state revenue practices to enhance fiscal responsibility across the state. Keying off remarks made by […]
Risk arises to 911 upgrade legislation; commissioners asked to call legislators
Legislation to properly fund upgrades to the 911 emergency communication system is under attack at the Capitol. Commissioners need to call their representative TODAY in support of Senate Bill 400 […]
Supreme Court’s rejection of ‘Dark Stores’ appeal is recognition of problems in property tax system
The refusal by the Michigan Supreme Court to accept the appeal of a property tax case by the Big Box retailer Menard’s is recognition of the problems created by the […]
MAC urges commissioners to call senators on property tax amendment
MAC urges county commissioners to call their state senators this morning (Sept. 19) and ask them to support the Casperson amendment to Senate Bill 45, a veterans property tax exemption. […]
MAC joins call for state attention to infrastructure crisis
MAC joined with a broad coalition of government and business groups at a May 30 event to highlight the ongoing, and worsening, crisis in Michigan’s physical infrastructure. “Sound infrastructure is […]
April calls tackle mentally ill in county jails
The National Association of Counties (NACo) urges counties to participate in the following call: “Join the Stepping Up partners for the second Stepping Up Network Call: a deeper dive into […]
Charlotte Williams, Genesee County pioneer, remembered
Charlotte Williams, the first African American to be president of the National Association of Counties’ Board and the first African-American woman to be elected to the Genesee County Board, was […]
About 1 in 4 Michigan county commissioners will be new in 2017
Michigan’s corps of county commissioners will greet 160 new members* come January, based on a preliminary review of unofficial results from Tuesday’s General Election. (*Updated 11-10-16) The newcomers represent 26 […]
Why Dark Stores reform matters so much
A new documentary from students at Northern Michigan University tackles the “Dark Stores” property valuation crisis in Michigan. “Boxed In” is an ambitious project, in that it seeks to explain […]