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The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is extending the deadline for applications to receive funding for the Rural Electronics Grant. Applicants can now submit applications through July 2, 2021. $500,000 has been made available for grants that support increased access to electronics recycling in the state. Funding can be used to: support improvements […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.   The House and Senate are set to move the FY 21-22 budget bills out of their respective chambers next week.

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. What Mix of WFH and Office Time Is Right For You? – What is a data-driven process you can use to find the right mix for […]

Legislation appropriating supplemental funding to aid in the state’s response to the pandemic, to help local units of government with local road repairs, and restoring school funding previously vetoed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, was reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee this week. The first bill, introduced by Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Stamas (R-Midland), appropriates $4.4 […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and business leaders are encouraging restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments across Michigan to apply for $28.6 billion in federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund direct relief being provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration under the American Rescue Plan.  Registration for the funding will begin on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 9 a.m. EDT with the application itself opening on Monday, May 3, 2021, at noon EDT. All eligible […]

Communities within Marquette County, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, will receive investments as part of the Every Bottle Backinitiative. American Beverage and the Michigan Soft Drink Association, together with The Recycling Partnership, are working to reduce the industry’s plastic footprint and keep bottles out of nature. The latest investment includes $68,000 to provide free higher-capacity recycling […]

Under legislation reported by the House Elections and Ethics Committee this week, a legislator would be required to abstain from voting on bills that could personally benefit them or their families financially. Furthermore, if a legislator were considering investing in a company within a particular industry, they would also need to abstain from voting. The […]

Applications are now being accepted for a program aiming to support projects that promote positive relationships with Michigan’s Indian Tribes. Funding through the Native American Heritage Fund (NAHF) is available to public and private K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and local units of government. It can be used to defray the costs of projects that promote […]