Legislative Conference begins Monday in Lansing More than 300 county and business leaders will gather in Lansing April 7-9 to hear from state leaders and policymakers at the 2025 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference, co-hosted by MAC and the Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council. Board President Melissa Daub of Wayne County will formally open proceedings […]
National County Government Month (NCGM), held each April, is an annual celebration of county government. Since 1991, the National Association of Counties (NACo) has encouraged counties to actively promote county roles and responsibilities in serving residents. Through participating in NCGM, your county can: Champion the county workforce (Michigan counties collectively employ more than 40,000 […]
In Lansing, dollars are up for roads, down for veterans In this week’s episode, MAC’s Podcast 83 discusses the progress of a House GOP roads plan that is a “huge winner” for counties and a problem that has arisen in funding county veteran services grants. “Road funding had some developments last week,” noted host Stephan […]
House approves $3.1 billion road plan backed by MAC The Michigan House sent a comprehensive road funding plan to the Senate this week. The plan, which MAC testified in favor of this week, is designed to provide sustainable and long-term funding for road maintenance and repair, a critical issue as Michigan faces a looming “funding […]
GOP road proposal with big county bucks gets House committee hearing A House Republican plan that could mean a nearly $1.5 billion boost for county road accounts received its first committee review this week. The Michigan House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard testimony on House Bills 4180-87, which would boost road spending by $3 billion […]
House passes stripped-down FY26 budget in shutdown maneuver In a preemptive move to ensure essential government functions continue in the event of a state budget impasse that lingers through the Oct. 1, 2025, start of the next fiscal year, the Michigan House of Representatives voted for a stripped-down Fiscal 2026 budget this week. The measure, […]
MAC sees hopeful signs in Whitmer remarks on infrastructure, cooperation The focus on infrastructure and bipartisanship in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2025 State of the State address this week drew praise from Michigan counties. “We look forward to being a partner in the governor’s road discussion to ensure more money is coming to county roads. As […]
Legislature sends Minimum Wage and Earned Sick Time Act bills to governor The Michigan Legislature has officially passed House Bill 4002, amending the existing Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). The bill is tie-barred to SB 8, which amends the Improved Workforce opportunity Act (minimum wage law). Both bills were acted upon this week and have […]
Michigan Legislature continues debate on sick time and minimum wage changes The Michigan Legislature remains locked in a debate over amendments to the Earned Sick Time Act and the state’s Minimum Wage Law as the Feb. 21, 2025, effective date for current legislation quickly approaches. The House and Senate have proposed differing versions of bills […]
Counties would get 4% revenue sharing bump in governor’s plan Michigan counties would see a 4 percent increase in the revenue sharing total in fiscal 2026 under a budget plan presented by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration this week. Whitmer’s budget, which is $83.5 billion overall, $15.3 billion of that General Fund, leaves out key policy […]