Podcast 83

Host: Stephan Currie Guests: Deena Bosworth, Davis Grimm and Maci Main of MAC Topics: County commissioners attending the 2026 Annual Conference were urged to contact their legislators regarding key court funding in a special “live” episode of Podcast 83 taped on Sept. 11, 2026. The MAC team of Executive Director Stephan Currie, Governmental Affairs director Deena Bosworth and governmental affairs staffers Davis Grimm and Maci Main reviewed House Bill 5452, which would extend the court-fee fun...

Host: Stephan Currie Guests: Bill Burke and Richard Carpenter of Rehmann Topic: MAC’s Podcast 83 hosted staff from Premier Partner Rehmann to discuss how Michigan’s changing minimum wage could affect mental health services in a new episode. “The minimum wage is changing in 2027,” noted host Stephan Currie. “So, tell us a little bit about what's happening, why it matters to counties, and what they should be maybe doing to prepare for that.” “There was a judgment, finally, about 2 years ago,” s...

Host: Stephan Currie Guests: Sarah Kline and Paul Bragenzer of Acrisure Topic: A new episode of Podcast 83 explores the growing human resources challenge in county government and features a MAC Corporate Partner positioned to help members address it. Keying off a presentation made at the MAC Legislative Conference in April, Acrisure’s Sarah Kline and Paul Bragenzer spoke with host Stephan Currie about the need for counties to be in transition mode today to avoid big trouble tomorrow. “Statist...

Host: Stephan Currie Guests: Shawn Vaughn and Austin Brown of CoProPlus/PPIM Topic: Helping county staffs address the conundrum of rising prices and limited procurement budgets is the focus of Podcast 83’s newest episode. Shawn Vaughn and Austin Brown of PPIM/CoProPlus joined MAC’s Stephan Currie for a discussion on how their firms can help you keep the bills in check and the proverbial shelves stocked. “The Public Procurement Institute of Michigan (is) a Michigan-based nonprofit … that exist...

Host: Stephan Currie Guests: Ken Kelbel and Greg Watson of Nationwide Topic: A changing retirement landscape, both in business circles and government regulations, makes the role of in-state team of advisers even more important for county governments and their employees, said two representatives of Nationwide Retirement Solutions in a new episode of Podcast 83. “There have been a lot of changes in the retirement plan landscape recently due to legislation, specifically the SECURE Act,” said Ken...