Insider Intelligence

This week the House Democratic caucus, led by Democratic Leader Donna Lasinski (D-Scio Twp.) announced the remainder of their leadership team. Those previously announced include Representatives Kyra Harris Bolden (D-Southfield) and Tyrone Carter (D-Detroit) as Assistant Minority Leaders, Representative Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) as Minority Floor Leader, Representative Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) as Minority Caucus Chair, […]

The Senate Republican Caucus will focus on healthier families and communities, a healthier economy, and building a healthier future during the 2021-2022 legislative term. The list of priorities outlined by the caucus this week includes 19 items and builds upon the work already accomplished by their members, including: Protecting residents against COVID-19 Making healthcare more […]

Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) announced a series of committee membership changes this week. Most notably, Senator Rick Outman (R-Six Lakes) is now the chair of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Subcommittee, following the resignation of former Senator Pete MacGregor. The DHHS budget is one of the largest budgets in the […]

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

For the first time in Michigan history, Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave the annual State of the State address virtually, due to the pandemic, addressing the people of Michigan from her office in the State Capitol. There was no way around it, COVID-19 was talked about throughout the nearly 30 minutes. She began her speech discussing […]

Ask a number of Capitol insiders where they plan to dine again in-person and you’re going to get some great feedback. Lobbying is a social business. In addition to all of the face-to-face and Zoom meetings, packing in early breakfast meetings, lunches between committee hearings and legislative session, or dinners at night to talk shop, […]

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. Your Best Ideas Are Often Your Last Ideas – Often times we stop brainstorming too soon in the creative process. How can managers foster better practices […]

In his latest post, MLC President Tim Ward shared how he drew upon the same skill set he used when facing Mother Nature when facing the pandemic during 2020. The Department of Health and Human Services issued an epidemic order that will allow for indoor dining beginning February 1. During a recent caucus gathering, the […]