Charlotte Williams, the first African American to be president of the National Association of Counties' Board and the first African-American woman to be elected to the Genesee County Board, was remembered by MAC's Tim McGuire as "a really, really sharp lady." Williams...
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) is seeking public comment on the minimum standards now under consideration. Those standards involve education and training, the initial client interview, experts and investigators and counsel during critical court...
More than half of Michigan's counties are now eligible to participate in 2017 in a program that brings exhibits from the world-renowned Detroit Institute of Arts to the four corners of the state. List of eligible counties Via its "Inside Out" program, DIA is...
Thanks to a vote by the Shiawassee Board of Commissioners this month, MAC will enter 2017 with all 83 counties as dues-paying members. “This is excellent news for MAC and, more importantly, our members,” said incoming Executive Director Steve Currie. “Our collective...
Jerry Doucette, chair of the Alger County Board of Commissioners, has been appointed a member of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Board. The appointment was made on Dec. 9 at a NACo Board session in Tallahassee, Fla. Doucette, who also serves on the...
In an effort to address the more than $11 billion in unfunded accrued OPEB (Other Post-Employment Benefits) liabilities for local governments across Michigan, the House is reviewing a package of bills aimed at changing the insurance benefits for government retirees....
Michigan Republicans expanded their already large margin in county commissioner seats in the Nov. 8 General Election, a MAC review of unofficial results shows. The GOP now holds 432 seats, with one vacancy in Ontonagon County still to be filled. That's up from 396...
Michigan's corps of county commissioners will greet 160 new members* come January, based on a preliminary review of unofficial results from Tuesday's General Election. (*Updated 11-10-16) The newcomers represent 26 percent* of the state's 622 county commissioner...
A new documentary from students at Northern Michigan University tackles the "Dark Stores" property valuation crisis in Michigan. "Boxed In" is an ambitious project, in that it seeks to explain an extraordinarily complicated tax and public policy issue. Take a look....