Supplemental Budget Bills Passed Both the House and the Senate have passed the long awaited and finally negotiated supplemental bills that will restore more than $60 million in vetoed state funding for key county services. The bill now await the Governor’s signature,...
Budget deal would restore $60 million in key county funds Legislative action on Wednesday to restore approximately $60 million in vetoed state funding for key county services was encouraging, said MAC’s executive director this week. The governor and legislative...
Legislative action on Wednesday to restore approximately $60 million in vetoed state funding for key county services was encouraging, said MAC’s executive director. “It’s late and coming after a great deal of stress for our members,” said Stephan Currie, executive...
Initial policy ideas shared by Jail Task Force The Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration held their fifth meeting which included public discussion about proposed changes to state laws and policies regarding county jail incarceration. Outside of public...
No end in sight on stalemate; send us your budget plans Another legislative week has ended in Lansing with no resolution in sight over vetoes to the fiscal 2020 state budget. In statements to the media and to constituents, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders...
Budget deal forms, collapses in another Lansing letdown What appeared to be a final agreement to resolve the FY20 budget showdown between the governor and Legislature collapsed on Thursday afternoon when Senate Republicans insisted on a statutory restriction on the...
Budget talks stuck; your voice needed to propel action October has come and gone, but Michigan leaders still have not resolved a budget impasse that imperils millions in county funding for key programs. While MAC is told that discussions between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...
As county leaders digest the budget vetoes from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the fiscal implications only keep growing for county governments and the residents they serve. Crawford: 'Swamp tax' is big hit to tight budget "For Crawford County, the cuts mean the county could...
"A mess"; "ugly" "lead balloon"; "unprecedented"; "big trouble." Those words, and many more, were used today (Oct. 1) by the Podcast 83 team as they discussed the effects on Michigan counties in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's flurry of line-item vetoes to the 2020 state...
In an unprecedented move, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday issued 147 line-item vetoes in the FY20 budget, affecting more than $947 million in state spending. Although the 2.3 percent increase (about $5 million) for county revenue sharing evaded the vetoes, other line...