Insider Intelligence

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. This is the Entire Internet, Visualized as an 18th-Century Map of the World – This layout shows how websites such as Google and YouTube would look […]

The Senate Elections Committee reported a package of bills making reforms to voting laws in Michigan. The House passed legislation prohibiting a state agency or local government from issuing documentation certifying an individual has received the COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2021-02, which aims to make high-speed internet access more affordable and […]

This week, the Senate Elections Committee reported a package of bills making reforms to voting laws in Michigan. The bills focus on providing identification during the voting process. This includes, requiring anyone applying for an absentee ballot with the secretary of state or local clerk to provide either an official Michigan driver’s license number or […]

The House passed legislation prohibiting a state agency or local government from issuing documentation certifying an individual has received the COVID-19 vaccine. It would prohibit a state or local governmental entity from requiring vaccination documentation as a condition of receiving a public service. It also prohibits any governmental fees or penalties based on COVID-19 vaccination […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2021-02, which aims to make high-speed internet access more affordable and accessible statewide. It creates the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office, housed within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), that will be responsible for developing the state’s high-speed internet strategy and coordinating its funding and implementation. LEO will […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan, which allocates a portion of federal relief funding to support and invest in workers and small businesses. Under her plan, the state will increase incentives to boost wages, provide grants to small businesses to increase hiring, and expand access to childcare to help families […]

Under the umbrella of the MI Clean Water plan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced $5 million in funding to help communities strengthen drinking water infrastructure and ensure safe, affordable tap water statewide. The funding will assist state efforts to support local projects that improve drinking water systems. This includes, replacing lead service lines, enhancing water affordability […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.