MAC joins local groups in urging action on revenue sharing “So, clearly, the system is broken.” MAC First Vice President Antoinette Wallace of Macomb made that assessment of Michigan’s revenue sharing system Tuesday at a Lansing event touting immediate passage of...
MAC letter campaign on revenue sharing is off to fast start A letter-writing campaign started by MAC this week is gaining momentum to urge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders to act on Revenue Sharing Trust Fund legislation before the end of the legislative...
Intro webinar launches 2024 New Commissioner School MAC Executive Director Stephan Currie welcomed nearly 100 newly elected and re-elected commissioners from both peninsulas on Thursday to the introductory webinar of the 2024 New Commissioner School, which MAC...
Election means divided government in Lansing in 2025 The Michigan House of Representatives has experienced a power shift following this week's election, with Republicans winning enough seats to take control in the upcoming legislative session. Moving from a narrow...
NACo releases opioid settlement ‘quick guide’ on monitoring spending The National Association of Counties, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, released The Principles Quick Guide to Monitoring Opioid Settlement Spending. This quick...
State’s final rules on energy siting raise host of questions The Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) final rules for implementing the new law on renewable energy siting generally favor solar and wind developers over local governments and are particularly...
Podcast 83: Statewide Septic Code Legislation With legislative activity in Lansing still on a slow simmer, Health Officer with the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, Dan Thorell, talked with host Deena Bosworth and MAC's Madeline Fata on the proposed statewide...
MPSC releases final application instructions for large-scale renewable energy facilities The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) released its formal application instructions and procedures for the siting for large-scale renewable energy facilities this week. The...