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With another NFL draft behind us, fans are hoping their team drafted a player who will turn their franchise around or is that missing piece that gets them to the Super Bowl.  As a life-long Detroit Lions fan, I have gone through this far too many times.  I have seen the great Billy Sims, the […]

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. How to Set Up a Remote Employee for Success on Day One – How can you successfully onboard a new employee virtually? I’m a Proud Progressive […]

MLC lobbyist Craig Ryan put together a budget document outlining the estimated dates for each step in the process of completing the upcoming fiscal year state budget. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees reported budgets bills as the legislature continues to work to complete budgets for the upcoming 2021-2022 Fiscal Year. Legislation that would exempt […]

MLC lobbyist Craig Ryan has put together a budget document outlining the estimated dates for each step in the process of completing the upcoming fiscal year state budget. This document will walk you through the steps of finalizing the budget prior to the new fiscal year, beginning on October 1, 2021. While both chambers have […]

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees reported budgets bills this week as the legislature continues to work to complete budgets for the upcoming 2021-2022 Fiscal Year, beginning on October 1, 2021. The Senate Appropriations Committee reported all 17 budgets on Wednesday, during which they considered over 100 amendments. However, a majority of those budgets remained […]

Legislation that would exempt high school graduation ceremonies from current COVID-19 restrictions was approved by the legislature this week. The Senate passed a bill that would exempt the ceremonies from Department of Health and Human Services epidemic orders, which currently have restrictions on the number of people allowed to attend public events based on the […]

The House unanimously passed legislation aimed at preventing large payouts and limiting confidentiality agreements for former state employees. The bill generally prohibits the legislature or administration from entering into a severance agreement with any state employee for more than 12 weeks of pay. State officers such as department heads would be prohibited from receiving a […]

This week, Treasurer Rachael Eubanks and Deputy Treasurer Jeff Guilfoyle presented to the House Tax Policy Committee. They provided the committee with a broad overview of the department and the state’s tax structure. Highlights from the presentation include: They process 8 million tax returns per year Treasury oversees a $118 billion portfolio of investments The […]