The Michigan Association of Counties (M.A.C.) presented Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Washtenaw County) and Representative Wayne Schmidt (R-Grand Traverse County) with the M.A.C. County Advocate Award at the 2014 M.A.C. Legislative […]
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County applies for grant to market ORV tourism
Posted by Kyle Leppek on March 5th, 2014 If awarded, $99,000 grant would use digital marketing LAKE CO. — Next month, county officials hope to hear that they have be […]
2014 MAC Regional Summits Announced!
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MAC and NACO Meet with Federal Delegation in D.C.
The National Association of Counties (NACo) legislative conference was held this week in Washington D.C.. As part of this annual conference, MAC meets with our congressional delegation to talk about […]
Bills Call for 100% PPT Reimbursement for Counties
The Michigan Association of Counties (M.A.C.) would like to thank the Snyder administration and key legislators in the House and Senate for their new approach to personal property tax […]
2014 MAC Priorities
The following list of our top five priorities for 2014 represents many of the policy and funding issues MAC is pursuing, but in no way is an exhaustive list of […]
State Owes Local Governments; Surplus Will Fund Owed Debt
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 […]
Landline Elimination Bill
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 […]
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 […]
Another Hit to County Government
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 […]