The Legislature's refusal to fund new investments in infrastructure has cost Michigan taxpayers more than $270 million since June 12 of this year, says a coalition committed to road funding reform. The Just Fix the Roads Coalition unveiled a calculator widget that...
After a full day of workshops and policy discussions on Monday, MAC members were able to unwind a bit on the famous Front Porch of the Grand Hotel. The views and the people were potent reminders of how great a place Michigan is.
Mlive continues its series on the use of tax increment financing in Michigan by telling the story of voters' will thwarted in Ingham County: "Ingham County voters have approved countywide millages for things like the Potter Park Zoo, 911 operation and health care...
Allegan County Commissioner Jon Campbell was sworn in this afternoon as the Michigan Association of Counties' newest president.
Keynoter Bill Ballenger of Inside Michigan Politics is speaking on 2014 election to the assembled MAC members. He explained that the dynamics of this year's cycle give an advantage to Republicans regarding control of university boards and the Michigan Supreme Court.
The 2014 Annual Conference is under way at the Grand Hotel. President Shelly Pinkelman welcomed the assembled members. A unit from Fort Mackinac presented the colors. And Mackinac County Board Chairman Jim Hill offered a history of the region, county and the island.
MAC members, friends and supporters, Welcome to the 2014 Annual Conference at the impressive Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. This year's event will be full of helpful and interesting panels on hot topics before county governments -- and, of course, the friendship and...
The effects of poorly designed tax capture laws on county services was the topic of the second day of a special MLive series on tax increment financing, with MAC staffers making the case for obvious and immediate reforms. Commenting on a longstanding problem with...
As legislators reconvene in Lansing for their fall session, the MLive Media Group has begun a week-long look at a key issue for counties across the state: tax capture districts. MAC has been educating lawmakers on the need to reform state law on how tax increment...
In a guest commentary Sept. 5 on MLive.com, MAC’s incoming president, Allegan County Commissioner Jon Campbell, issues an alert to Michigan residents about the court funding crisis created by the Cunningham ruling: “Legislators will have a full agenda in September;...