Broadband equipment property tax exemption passes the Senate SB 46, sponsored by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Van Buren) is a bill that will exempt eligible high speed broadband equipment installed after December 31, 2020 from property taxes if that equipment resolves a lack...
MAC applauds revenue sharing, infrastructure plans in governor’s budget Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fiscal 2022 budget proposal makes important and much needed boosts to local governments dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and to public infrastructure, said MAC’s executive...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fiscal 2022 budget proposal makes important and much needed boosts to local governments dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and to public infrastructure, said the head of the association representing counties Feb. 11. Stephan Currie, executive...
House passes COVID spending bills with ties to health power restrictions The House passed their $3.5B COVID relief funding plan on a largely party-line vote. House Bill 4019 totals $868.6 million of federal COVID relief funding, and proposed under the bill to be spent...
Republicans, Whitmer clash on COVID spending, vaccine distribution Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republicans who control the Michigan House of Representatives have a $2 billion difference of opinion on what to do next, spending wise, to address the COVID-19 pandemic....
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s inclusion of infrastructure investments in her 2021 State of the State address tonight was welcomed by the association representing Michigan’s county governments. “We appreciate Gov. Whitmer’s call to improve our local roads and infrastructure....
Four-year terms headline MAC’s legislative priorities for year A state law authorizing four-year terms for county commissioners tops the legislative priorities list issued by the Michigan Association of Counties this week. “We made it further than we ever have in...
State leaders ‘pleased’ with vaccine progress During a hastily arranged video briefing for county leaders and others on Thursday, senior staffers of the Whitmer administration insisted that the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is accelerating. Chief Medical Executive...
State expands vaccination eligibility; fewer than 500,000 vaccinated so far State leaders announced this week an expansion of the vaccination effort against the COVID-19 pandemic. The state has moved to phase 1B of distribution, which includes individuals 65+,...
Legislature approves ‘no reason’ virtual sessions until March 31, 2021 The Legislature voted to extend the ability for local boards to meet remotely, under any circumstance, through March 31, 2021. Senate Bill 1246, by Sen. Lana Theis (R-Livingston), would maintain...