LANSING, Mich. –With nearly a 1 billion dollar surplus projected, counties see this as the perfect time for the state to make good on its promise to pay back local units of government for their sacrifices to the state’s budget over the last decade. The state has...
The Michigan legislature is on the verge of sending SB 636 to the governor that will take away the authority of the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to oversee the discontinuance of basic landline telephone service and instead places that authority with the...
ACTION ALERT Michigan County Commissioners Need to Take Action TODAY Federal PILT Funding in Jeopardy Dear MAC Members, Below you will find information and 3 steps needed to take action on this critical issue. The first action is to have all county commissioners...
Today's Detroit News featured an editorial regarding HB 4704, sponsored by Rep. Pettalia (R-Presque Isle County), suggesting that the "State Legislature should pass a bill that keeps budget disputes out of court". MAC supports this common sense solution to budgeting...
In 2009, MAC partnered with the Michigan Energy Office (MEO), Michigan Townships Association (MTA) and the Michigan Municipal League (MML) to launch the Green Communities Challenge, which measured local government progress toward energy efficiency. In the ensuing...
MAC Legislative Coordinator, Deena Bosworth, spoke on the Tony Conley Morning Show regarding Medicaid Expansion and its effects on counties. Listen here: http://1320wils.com/assets/files/7-19-13%20Deena%20Bosworth.mp3
A revamped Medicaid Expansion bill, HB 4714, sponsored by Rep. Matt Lori (R-St. Joseph County), passed from the House with strong bipartisan support, 76 to 31, and is now in the Senate Government Operations Committee. HB 4714 would save Michigan taxpayers about $200...
Gov. Snyder presented his Fiscal Year 2014 budget today with a guaranteed funding increase for cities, villages, and townships (CVTs), while again disproportionately cutting revenue sharing to county government. "It’s disappointing that the state continues to punish...
HB 6022, 6024, 6025, 6026, and SB 1065-1071 Personal Property Tax (PPT) On the last day of the lame duck session, Lt. Governor Calley and MAC reached an agreement on the PPT package of bills that would tie bar the entire PPT repeal to the passage of the use tax vote...
PPT is headed to the House floor for a vote this morning, with a new proposal from house republicans that would exempt all new personal property from January 1, 2013, on, with no reimbursement. This would mean a virtual phase-out, with NO reimbursement to local...