Board ships policy platforms to membership for Sept. 11 vote The MAC Board of Directors approved drafts of policy platforms for the 2026-2027 year at its session on Aug. 6. […]
Legislative Update 8-7-26
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Legislative Update 7-31-26
Senate reintroduces bill on employee benefit costs Several bills from the previous legislative session that became the center of a months-long constitutional dispute between the Michigan House of Representatives and […]
Legislative Update 7-24-26
Michigan delegation has busy week at NACo Annual Conference MAC Board President Antoinette Wallace of Macomb County led a delegation of nearly 60 county leaders to New Orleans last week […]
Legislative Update 7-17-26
Join your county colleagues at 2026 Michigan Counties Annual Conference County leaders are again invited to gather at the Grand Traverse Resort in Grand Traverse County for the 2026 Michigan […]
Legislative Update 7-10-26
UPDATE: Whitmer vetoes stalled bills after court ends legal battle Michigan’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Michigan House to present nine bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature, […]
Legislative Update 7-3-26
Legislature completes FY 2027 budget in overnight session Following weeks of closed-door negotiations, the Michigan Legislature completed work on the FY 2027 state budget during an overnight session that concluded […]
Legislative Update 6-26-26
Budget framework gives hope for quick finish to FY27 state budget Legislative leaders and the Whitmer administration reached agreement this week on a budget framework for the fiscal 2027 state […]
Legislative Update 6-19-26
Property taxes, housing complicate budget negotiations With a July 1 budget deadline looming, negotiations among House leaders, Senate leaders and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continue but with little evidence of progress. […]
MAC Issue Brief: Senate begins its look at dam safety requirements
With a potential ownership change for more than a dozen dams looming, the Senate took testimony on legislation to inject more state scrutiny of this infrastructure. Senate Bill 627, by […]
Legislative Update 6-12-26
Public safety funding will reach counties on June 16 The Michigan Department of Treasury has released the county-by-county distribution amounts for the public safety funding included in the fiscal 2026 […]