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Podcast 83 Legislative Update June 23, 2026
Host: Stephan Currie
Guest: Deena Bosworth of MAC
Topics: The Michigan Legislature is another week closer to a statutory deadline for approving a fiscal 2027 budget and it’s not clear what is going on, reported MAC’s Podcast 83 team in a new episode.
“What is the latest on the budget?” asked host Stephan Currie.
“What we're hearing is that they worked really hard all weekend to come up with agreements on big items and funding,” replied Deena Bosworth. “Now, how far into the weeds do they get? We're not quite sure.
“We know the governor was really pushing to have housing included in these budget negotiations. We know the speaker was really pushing to have property tax reform in these budget negotiations,” she continued. “We have advocated, and I think others have advocated, that these are huge policy discussions that really should not be part of the budget conversations.”
This week’s episode also touched on:
- Brownfield redevelopment changes: “So, counties, cities, townships and villages would be eligible for these grants or a low-interest loan program, kind of like a revolving fund through the state,” Bosworth explained. “Grants (would be) up to about $2 million each, unless it's a huge transformational package or transformational site. But it would allow locals to do some environmental cleanup, some remediation and then prep it for redevelopment.”
- Indigent defense resources for juveniles: “This one's a tough one for us,” Bosworth said. “House Bill 4070 expands the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission's authority to make recommendations for youth indigents who are going through the process. MAC is supportive of expanding MIDC to youth,” she added. “But the state also has to pay for that. And we already know that we struggle with the authority of the Indigent Defense Commission, telling our counties what they can and can't do within their facilities or their budget when it deals with dealing with indigent defendants. So, right now, we are opposed … because we don't see where the state is necessarily going to allocate the funding necessary to implement it.”
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
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By DerekHost: Stephan Currie
Guest: Deena Bosworth of MAC
Topics: The Michigan Legislature is another week closer to a statutory deadline for approving a fiscal 2027 budget and it’s not clear what is going on, reported MAC’s Podcast 83 team in a new episode.
“What is the latest on the budget?” asked host Stephan Currie.
“What we're hearing is that they worked really hard all weekend to come up with agreements on big items and funding,” replied Deena Bosworth. “Now, how far into the weeds do they get? We're not quite sure.
“We know the governor was really pushing to have housing included in these budget negotiations. We know the speaker was really pushing to have property tax reform in these budget negotiations,” she continued. “We have advocated, and I think others have advocated, that these are huge policy discussions that really should not be part of the budget conversations.”
This week’s episode also touched on:
- Brownfield redevelopment changes: “So, counties, cities, townships and villages would be eligible for these grants or a low-interest loan program, kind of like a revolving fund through the state,” Bosworth explained. “Grants (would be) up to about $2 million each, unless it's a huge transformational package or transformational site. But it would allow locals to do some environmental cleanup, some remediation and then prep it for redevelopment.”
- Indigent defense resources for juveniles: “This one's a tough one for us,” Bosworth said. “House Bill 4070 expands the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission's authority to make recommendations for youth indigents who are going through the process. MAC is supportive of expanding MIDC to youth,” she added. “But the state also has to pay for that. And we already know that we struggle with the authority of the Indigent Defense Commission, telling our counties what they can and can't do within their facilities or their budget when it deals with dealing with indigent defendants. So, right now, we are opposed … because we don't see where the state is necessarily going to allocate the funding necessary to implement it.”
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