Juvenile justice package adopted as MAC scores win in 2023 priority Nineteen pieces of a 20-bill package to make sweeping reforms to the juvenile justice system, long backed by MAC, was signed into law by Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist this week. House Bills 4624-43 and Senate Bills 418-423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428-429, 430-431 and 432-437 are a result of the Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice […]
Year in Review continues with focus on public safety funding, Open Meetings Act changes Potential new funds for public safety and long-needed repairs to the state Open Meetings Act are two of several issues discussed in Part II of Podcast 83’s “Legislative Year in Review.” Host Stephan Currie again welcomed the MAC advocacy team of […]
Podcast 83 begins look back at 2023 legislative year Legislative successes on juvenile justice reform, property tax reimbursements and revenue sharing highlight the first of two episodes of Podcast 83 that are looking back at 2023 in the State Capitol. Host Stephan Currie and the MAC governmental affairs team of Deena Bosworth, Madeline Fata and […]
Registration deadline approaches for Dec. 7 Policy Summit A MAC-commissioned report on the services that counties provide to other local governments will be reviewed at the MAC Policy Summit set for Dec. 7, 2023. Online registration remains open until Nov. 30. The fee to attend the summit at the Kellogg Center (219 S. Harrison Road, […]
Legislature adjourns for the year As predicted, the Michigan legislature has completed its work for 2023 and is expected to adjourn sine die next week Tuesday. This early adjournment for the year is in part due to the need to have certain previously passed pieces of legislation enacted early, the most pressing of which is […]
House passes Revenue Sharing Trust Fund Bills – Senate needs to act NOW In a promising development for Michigan’s counties, the state’s Revenue Sharing Trust Fund (RSTF) bills have passed the House this week with overwhelming bipartisan support. By a vote of 106-4, HB 4274 sponsored by Rep. O’Neal (D-Saginaw) and HB 4275 sponsored by […]
Senate rushes through ‘clean energy’ package Controversial legislation setting standards for “clean energy” in Michigan advanced through the Senate this week. Senate Bills 271, by Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Wayne), 273, by Sen. Sam Singh (D-Ingham), and 502, by Sen. Sue Shink (D-Washtenaw), passed the Senate Energy and Environment Committee on party lines on Wednesday. The […]
A MAC-commissioned report on the services that counties provide to other local governments will be reviewed at the MAC Policy Summit set for Dec. 7, 2023. The fee to attend the summit at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing is $50. This includes registration, lunch and continental breakfast. UPDATE: On-site seats are sold out, but […]