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 […]
Trial court funding reform bills pass House committee Time-sensitive legislation to secure key trial court funding took its first step toward passage 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 constitute a key part […]
The MAC Board of Directors has voted to join the Citizens for Local Choice, a coalition of groups pushing for a statewide vote to repeal sections of a state law that put an unelected state panel in final charge of siting of energy generation facilities. “What we have heard from our own counties, and from […]
House committee hears testimony as trial court funding deadline looms Legislative efforts ramped up this week to address funding for Michigan’s trial courts, which are now facing the legal expiration of a key funding source. Action is now in the House Judiciary Committee and focused on two bills: House Bill 5392, by Rep. Sarah Lightner […]
Retired Adm. Peter Cressy, director of Executive Leadership Programs at the Washington Leadership Institute, will speak on: “Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Churchill: A Strategic Approach to Leading in Times of Crisis and Change: Washington and these other great leaders manifested eight common characteristics in leading during times of crisis and change, ranging from visibility and communication […]