Check out documents, videos from MAC conference Resources from the 2024 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference are now available to members who were unable to attend the event, held April 29-May 1 in Lansing. The conference resources page includes presentations slides, related documents and links to photos and videos. “Those Revenue Sharing Trust Fund bills say […]
County leaders, legislators discuss policy needs at 2024 conference “Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” With these words from Winston Churchill, Dr. Peter Cressy concluded his keynote address to the 2024 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference on Tuesday in Lansing. Cressy spoke to a filled conference […]
In conjunction with the 2024 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference, MAC’s Governmental Affairs Team has produced a series of one-page Issue Briefs on a variety of trending policy matters in Lansing. Click on the links below for PDFs you can download or print. Revenue Sharing Trust Fund Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy Unfunded Mandates Child Care Fund […]
Extension for court fee authority heads to governor Legislation to secure key trial court funding now awaits the governor’s signature after a vote in the Senate this week. House Bill 5392, by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Jackson), extends a quickly approaching May 1, 2024, expiration (“sunset”) of the authority of trial courts to levy fees that […]
Extension for court fee authority advances in House and Senate Legislation to secure key trial court funding has passed out of the House, and recently introduced Senate bills on the subject received a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. House Bill 5392 and Senate Bill 815, by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Jackson) and Sen. […]
Fee authority for courts likely to expire without legislative intervention Legislation to secure key trial court funding still awaits a vote on the House floor. House Bill 5392, by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Jackson), extends a quickly approaching May 1, 2024, expiration (“sunset”) of the authority of trial courts to levy fees that constitute a key […]
Time grows short to register for 2024 Legislative Conference If you plan to join your fellow county leaders for two days of policy presentations, legislative discussions and networking in Lansing this month, now is the time to act. The 2024 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference starts April 29, but MAC’s special room rate at the DoubleTree […]
Lenawee commissioner explains beginnings of ballot campaign on energy sites “This is strictly a question of who decides how to site these things, the (Michigan Public Service Commission) or local units of government.” So explained Lenawee County Commissioner Kevon Martis about the ballot campaign he and other concerned citizens formed now to contest Public Act […]
Give locals a ‘true sharing’ of revenue, MAC tells Senate panel MAC and other local government groups explained the key to restoring the full meaning of state revenue sharing is creating a dedicated revenue stream and trust fund to exist outside the annual appropriations process to a Senate appropriations panel this week. “Last year shows […]
NACo members have the opportunity to serve on 31 committees, caucuses, task forces and advisory boards to inform national policy-making and help solve problems impacting counties, boroughs and parishes. Policy Steering Committees If you want to serve as a member of one of NACo’s 10 policy steering committees, you simply need to email MAC Executive […]