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Podcast 83 Legislative Update April 15, 2025
MAC’s Podcast 83 team returns after the spring legislative break to catch up members on activities at the 2025 Legislative Conference and the continuing wrangle over veteran service grant funding.
“So, last week, we had our conference on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,” noted host Stephan Currie. “So, Deena (Bosworth) and Jimmy (Johnson), give me one of your highlights.”
“The legislative panel was great,” Bosworth said. “I thought (moderator Kyle Melinn of MIRS News Service) did a nice job there. We didn't get a ton of answers from our legislators, but we did have a good discussion on road funding; on what they think they might be able to get done.
“That was quite a lively debate about whether they thought they were going to get the budget done. You know, there was one very optimistic member that said by June 1, and I don't know if I'm buying that, but it was the dark cloud around a lot of the policy issues they talked about too, you know,” Bosworth added. “What does this budget really look like? And if we're anticipating cuts from the federal government, how are we going to fund the roads? Is there really the money there for the House Republican road package? … A lot of debate and a lot of uncertainty on it.”
“This was my first conference,” said Johnson. “So it was just very interesting being able to meet a lot of our members … With each pod, we had lively discussion, and a lot of people had some really insightful follow-ups.”
Pivoting to the ongoing issue with funding for county veteran grants for fiscal 2026, Johnson explained, “So there's a lot of issues that are taking place there. … Luckily, we have Rep. Julie Rogers. She’s an Appropriations member, and she had been talking about the need to fix this. She's currently working with us and looking for different avenues to where we can backfill that funding.”
“And what's, what would the dollar figure be?” Currie asked.
“It's $3.6 million,” Johnson replied.
“OK, so that's not a ton of money,” Currie said. “I mean, that should even be in a supplemental; it should be fairly easy to get done to keep counties whole. But like you said, we'll stay tuned. And luckily, this is a bipartisan thing. You know people on both sides were hearing from members who are equally upset. So, I think that this is going to be one of those things that everybody can work together on.”
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By DerekMAC’s Podcast 83 team returns after the spring legislative break to catch up members on activities at the 2025 Legislative Conference and the continuing wrangle over veteran service grant funding.
“So, last week, we had our conference on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,” noted host Stephan Currie. “So, Deena (Bosworth) and Jimmy (Johnson), give me one of your highlights.”
“The legislative panel was great,” Bosworth said. “I thought (moderator Kyle Melinn of MIRS News Service) did a nice job there. We didn't get a ton of answers from our legislators, but we did have a good discussion on road funding; on what they think they might be able to get done.
“That was quite a lively debate about whether they thought they were going to get the budget done. You know, there was one very optimistic member that said by June 1, and I don't know if I'm buying that, but it was the dark cloud around a lot of the policy issues they talked about too, you know,” Bosworth added. “What does this budget really look like? And if we're anticipating cuts from the federal government, how are we going to fund the roads? Is there really the money there for the House Republican road package? … A lot of debate and a lot of uncertainty on it.”
“This was my first conference,” said Johnson. “So it was just very interesting being able to meet a lot of our members … With each pod, we had lively discussion, and a lot of people had some really insightful follow-ups.”
Pivoting to the ongoing issue with funding for county veteran grants for fiscal 2026, Johnson explained, “So there's a lot of issues that are taking place there. … Luckily, we have Rep. Julie Rogers. She’s an Appropriations member, and she had been talking about the need to fix this. She's currently working with us and looking for different avenues to where we can backfill that funding.”
“And what's, what would the dollar figure be?” Currie asked.
“It's $3.6 million,” Johnson replied.
“OK, so that's not a ton of money,” Currie said. “I mean, that should even be in a supplemental; it should be fairly easy to get done to keep counties whole. But like you said, we'll stay tuned. And luckily, this is a bipartisan thing. You know people on both sides were hearing from members who are equally upset. So, I think that this is going to be one of those things that everybody can work together on.”