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Podcast 83 Legislative Update December 16 2025
Host: Stephan Currie
Guests: Deena Bosworth, Samantha Gibson and Jimmy Johnson of MAC
Topics: A surprising move by the House Appropriations Committee and the potential new financial reporting requirement for commissioners topped the latest regular report from Lansing by the Podcast 83 team.
“You never know these days in town, but, last week, at the end of the week, we had some fireworks, that have to do with work projects, how they're funded, where the money goes,” said host Stephan Currie. “So, let's talk a little bit about that. Let's talk about the process, what happened, what we know, what we don't know.
“What we saw this week was the House Appropriations Committee cancel all kinds of work projects that were previously approved by the Appropriations Committee, and signed by the governor, so these are things that people get grants for,” replied Deena Bosworth. “So, whether it's, you know, a park, a special building or an infrastructure project in people's districts ― these are what we call work projects.
“And we saw the House Appropriations Committee cancel over $600 million of them last week. And they can do that, unilaterally.
“The only way to really get them back,” Bosworth continued, “is for the Legislature to act to do a transfer package. Which we see on a regular basis. Or to do a supplemental budget appropriation.
“But with the way the House and the Senate are getting along with each other, and the fact that the House unilaterally acted to cut all of these work projects without the input of the Senate … It's a little bit concerning. Not sure how well that bodes for a supplemental budget bill.”
Steve “Well, let's move on a little bit. So, Deena, there were some bills that came up last week that have to do with financial reporting for county commissioners.”
“A bill introduced by Rep. Donnie Steele of Oakland County, House Bill 5091, received testimony last week. What that bill does is it says is county commissioners in larger counties, so those counties that have a population of 150,000 or more, must comply with the same financial reporting requirements that state legislators have …”
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By DerekHost: Stephan Currie
Guests: Deena Bosworth, Samantha Gibson and Jimmy Johnson of MAC
Topics: A surprising move by the House Appropriations Committee and the potential new financial reporting requirement for commissioners topped the latest regular report from Lansing by the Podcast 83 team.
“You never know these days in town, but, last week, at the end of the week, we had some fireworks, that have to do with work projects, how they're funded, where the money goes,” said host Stephan Currie. “So, let's talk a little bit about that. Let's talk about the process, what happened, what we know, what we don't know.
“What we saw this week was the House Appropriations Committee cancel all kinds of work projects that were previously approved by the Appropriations Committee, and signed by the governor, so these are things that people get grants for,” replied Deena Bosworth. “So, whether it's, you know, a park, a special building or an infrastructure project in people's districts ― these are what we call work projects.
“And we saw the House Appropriations Committee cancel over $600 million of them last week. And they can do that, unilaterally.
“The only way to really get them back,” Bosworth continued, “is for the Legislature to act to do a transfer package. Which we see on a regular basis. Or to do a supplemental budget appropriation.
“But with the way the House and the Senate are getting along with each other, and the fact that the House unilaterally acted to cut all of these work projects without the input of the Senate … It's a little bit concerning. Not sure how well that bodes for a supplemental budget bill.”
Steve “Well, let's move on a little bit. So, Deena, there were some bills that came up last week that have to do with financial reporting for county commissioners.”
“A bill introduced by Rep. Donnie Steele of Oakland County, House Bill 5091, received testimony last week. What that bill does is it says is county commissioners in larger counties, so those counties that have a population of 150,000 or more, must comply with the same financial reporting requirements that state legislators have …”
See video versions of all Podcast 83 episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@michiganassociationofcount2606
Visit the Podcast 83 page at www.micounties.org