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....
The oil and gas industry is credited with more than $47,000 jobs and more than $13 billion in economic activity in Michigan, according to a recent report by a Lansing research firm. "Michigan’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry: Economic Contribution," released by Public...
At least 137* of the 622 county commissioner seats in Michigan in January 2017 will have new occupants, a MAC review of the unofficial Aug. 2 primary results has found. That number could grow in November, too, as 146 incumbent commissioners who advanced out of this...