State leaders have put Michigan, county leaders and themselves in a difficult position after years of failing to invest resources in local services, MAC’s Deena Bosworth told a Bloomberg News reporter this week. In a story detailing the coming crunch on Michigan’s...
Michigan needs to tailor long-term solutions to the specific circumstances of local governments struggling to cover pension and OPEB liabilities said the Michigan Association of Counties in response to the new report of a gubernatorial task force. Gov. Rick Snyder’s...
Otsego County Board Chair Ken Borton, also MAC's second vice president, "graduated" in June from the County Leadership Institute (CLI) put on by the National Association of Counties (NACo). With the "rigorous four-day program offered in partnership with Cambridge...
MAC joined with a broad coalition of government and business groups at a May 30 event to highlight the ongoing, and worsening, crisis in Michigan's physical infrastructure. “Sound infrastructure is vital for economic growth. The drivers of our economy: manufacturing,...
The first standards from the state's Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) were approved late Monday (May 22) by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. This decision now begins a 180-day clock for counties to submit their compliance plans for these four...
Legislation filed today by Rep. Rob VerHeulen (R-Kent) that would keep funding for local trial courts stable and create a special commission to study best practices is an important move toward permanent reform, the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) said today....
The National Association of Counties (NACo) urges counties to participate in the following call: "Join the Stepping Up partners for the second Stepping Up Network Call: a deeper dive into the question “Do we conduct timely screening and assessments?” which is featured...
A new report unveiled at MAC's 2017 Legislative Conference could help the state take a broader view of the importance of proper funding for county services, MAC's Deena Bosworth told MIRS News Service Thursday. The study, Counties in Michigan: An Exercise in Regional...
A bill that restores fairness to Michigan’s property tax appeals system was reintroduced in the House March 21 with the strong support of MAC and other local government leaders throughout the state. House Bill 4397, sponsored by Rep. David Maturen, R-Brady Township,...
MAC's Deena Bosworth provided an overview of the funding crisis besetting counties across Michigan during an appearance Wednesday before the House Local Government Committee. "The Great Recession really hurt our property tax values ... you need to understand property...