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Did you know that Michigan has nearly 3,000 local units of government?  That’s a lot of naming rights that have been granted.   While many were rightfully named by Native Americans, more recently many were given European small town names or family names of early settlers.  With all of these local cities, townships and villages, you’re […]

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 Good Leaders Do When Replacing Bad Leaders – When your predecessor wasn’t a good leader, how should you approach your new employees? Recycled Pulp Mill […]

House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees began reporting the budget bills within their purview. House Speaker Jason Wentworth and House Democratic Leader Donna Lasinski announced a series of reforms their caucuses are working on collaboratively that would make changes to state ethics and transparency laws. Through executive order, Governor Gretchen Whitmer created a council to facilitate, […]

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Henry Williams as executive director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB). He currently serves as the deputy director of the casino operations division on the Board. He’s worked for the board since 2001, previously serving as a regulation and enforcement officer, regulation manager of the employee […]

House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees began reporting the budget bills within their purview this week. Most notably, several House subcommittees chose to appropriate on a quarterly basis, instead of the traditional method of appropriating for the entire fiscal year. Chairs of those subcommittees stated this would allow for better oversight on appropriated funds. However, some […]

House Speaker Jason Wentworth (D-Farwell) and House Democratic Leader Donna Lasinski (D-Scio Twp.) announced a series of reforms their caucuses are working on collaboratively that would make changes to state ethics and transparency laws. Together, the leaders stated they would make the proposed reforms a priority over the coming weeks. Specifics within the package include: […]

Through executive order, Governor Gretchen Whitmer created a council to facilitate, assist with, monitor, and evaluate the implementation of jail reform legislation. Last December, the legislature passed a series of reforms recommended by the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration. The newly created Council will focus on those changes that were signed […]

This week, the House Oversight Committee voted to issue a subpoena for former Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon. As part of his separation agreement, the former director was given $155,000. House and Senate Republicans have been vocal about their opposition since news of the payment was brought to light. Former Director […]