Stan Ponstein, Kent County commissioner and MAC president, is featured in the “Profiles in Service” section of the July 17, 2023, edition of County News, the publication of the National […]
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Board seats up for election at 2023 annual conference
At the 2023 Michigan Counties Annual Conference (Oct. 1-3 in Kalamazoo County), MAC members will vote on four seats on the MAC Board of Directors. Commissioners wishing to serve on […]
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 […]
Legislative Update 5-26-23
MAC-backed juvenile justice package begins legislative journey A package of 20 bills to reform the state’s juvenile justice system, supported by MAC, was introduced in the House this week and […]