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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. Are You Prepared to Be Interviewed by An AI? – How can you have a successful interview with a computer? How to Get Smarter in Six […]

Michigan’s presidential primary will occur in February under legislation signed into law last week. Legislation reforming Michigan’s retirement tax was sent to conference committee after the two chambers were at an impasse on the proposal. Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the Michigan Human Trafficking Commission’s 2022 Annual Report is available. Secretary Benson launched the next […]

Michigan’s presidential primary will occur in February under legislation signed into law this week. Sponsored by Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), the bill moves Michigan’s presidential primary from the second Tuesday in March to February 27, 2024, and to the fourth Tuesday in February for each presidential primary election afterwards. The date change was allowed by […]

Legislation that would reform Michigan’s retirement tax was sent to conference committee this week after the two chambers were at an impasse on the proposal. Introduced by Representative Angela Witwer (D-Delta Twp.), the bill as passed by the House phases-out the retirement tax, with full implementation in the 2026 tax year. This week, the Senate […]

This week, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the Michigan Human Trafficking Commission’s 2022 Annual Report is available. The report was also provided to the governor and legislature, summarizing the commission’s efforts throughout the past year. The Commission is housed within the Department of Attorney General and works to direct state policy. It was created by […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson launched the next phase of the ongoing voter registration list maintenance, announcing the Bureau of Elections will make available the list of voter registrations to be cancelled in accordance with federal law. Nearly 100,000 registrations are slated for cancellations because the voter no longer lives at the registration address. Either […]

Michigan is facing real and costly implications due to climate change. In 2022, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Healthy Climate Plan to help achieve her goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. In order to address the growing issues and reach that goal, the State of Michigan is hosting a conference to bring together and mobilize stakeholders, […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. President Joe Biden will deliver the State of the Union on Tuesday, February 7, at 9 p.m. Governor Gretchen Whitmer will present her executive budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year on Wednesday, February 8 at 11 a.m. MLC will […]