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Legislative Update 9-6-24

Security threats on local officials will be focus of MAC conference session Statewide headline this week: As election nears, Michigan, other states confront intimidation of clerks. As your association, MAC is committed to policy and educational briefings that tackle...

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Candidates make their case for 2024 Board elections

The field is set for this year’s elections for the MAC Board of Directors. Six county commissioners have filed for the five available seats on the Board that will be filled via regional caucuses held on Sept. 25 at the 2024 Michigan Counties Annual Conference: Region...

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Legislative Update 11-8-24

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...

Legislative Update 11-1-24

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...

Legislative Update 10-25-24

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...

Legislative Update 10-18-24

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...

Legislative Update 10-11-24

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...

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