Michigan Supreme Court sides with Macomb board in Hackel budget dispute

Michigan Supreme Court sides with Macomb board in Hackel budget dispute

By Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit News The Michigan Supreme Court sided Monday with the Macomb County Board of Commissioners, overturning lower court rulings in a years-long budgeting tiff between the board and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel. The battle between Hackel, a Democrat, and the board dates back to 2017, when the Republican-majority board adopted an ordinance that required Hackel to provide the commission’s director of legislative affa…