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The Michigan COVID-19 Task Force on Racial Disparities, chaired by Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, released their interim report. The Senate advanced legislation this week aimed at helping locals address infrastructure needs. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson released ballot data from the election last month, which she states demonstrates the integrity of Michigan’s election. Legislation increasing […]

The Michigan COVID-19 Task Force on Racial Disparities, chaired by Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, released their interim report this week. It details a number of actions the state has taken to protect communities of color, frontline workers, and small businesses from the spread of COVID-19. From March and April to September and October, the average […]

The Senate advanced legislation this week aimed at helping locals address infrastructure needs. The legislation, introduced by Senator Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth), Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), and Senator Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City), allows municipalities to enter into public-private partnership to improve aging infrastructure, to help with management of local bridges. The four-bill package was reported by […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson released ballot data from the election last month, which she states demonstrates the integrity of Michigan’s election. Of the 3.3 million absentee ballots cast, 15,300 were rejected for a variety of reasons, which accounts for 0.46% of ballots. Reasons for rejection include the lack of a signature, the ballot arrived […]

Legislation increasing the amount of time a resident has to renew their driver’s license was reported by the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week. Introduced by Senator Ruth Johnson (R-Holly), allows Michigan residents to renew their driver’s licenses online or by mail for two for-year periods. Current law allows online or mail renewal once […]

The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced a combine total of more than $1.58 million in infrastructure grants awarded to expand recycling in Washtenaw County. The grants are part of the department’s strategy to support recycling infrastructure, improve the quality of recyclable materials, and promote market development using the Renew Michigan Fund. The […]

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

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. Don’t Focus on the Most Expressive Face in the Audience – How should we view the audience when speaking in order to avoid an attention bias? […]