Last Week on the MLC Blog

Liz Gullett

Jun 08, 2020

Following a week of protests across the country, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced steps that her administration is taking to enact criminal justice reform.

The Senate passed SB 945, introduced by Senator Jeff Irwin, that requires certain training of law enforcement officers beginning in 2022.

A bipartisan proposal allowing restaurants to sell “Cocktails to Go” and allow municipalities to create “social districts”, was reported by the House Regulatory Reform Committee.

An explanation of how electricity is transmitted throughout the Upper Peninsula is on the agenda for the next meeting of the U.P. Energy Task Force on June 9

After a nine-month application window, June 1 marked the final day that residents could apply to participate in the new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.

In our weekly “Five Things We’re Reading” feature we shared articles on how the pandemic is expediting a digital burnout, the impact of reduced revenue to state and local governments, plus more.

A look at events during the week of June 6 – 12, 2020.

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