Insider Intelligence

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. Whole Foods Wants to Save Thanksgiving Disasters with a Turkey Insurance Plan – Properly cooking a turkey is no easy task. Anticipating many new chefs due […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Matt Sowash breaks down what we know so far about next month’s lame duck session. Liza Estlund Olson was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to serve as acting director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency effective immediately. Senator Dan Lauwers will serve as the next Senate Majority Floor Leader. […]

Liza Estlund Olson was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to serve as acting director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency effective immediately. Her appointment came after former UIA Director Steve Gray resigned. This is the second time Ms. Olson will serve as the UIA acting director, having previously served in the role from 2007-2008. She also […]

Senator Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway) will serve as the next Senate Majority Floor Leader. He currently serves as the assistant floor leader and will move into his new role following when current Majority Floor Leader Senator Peter MacGregor (R-Rockford) resigns at the end of the year. Senator MacGregor was elected Kent County Treasurer earlier this month […]

Members of the Detroit Caucus announced their new leadership team for the upcoming 2021-2022 legislative session. Representative Tenisha Yancey (D-Harper Woods) will serve as Chair of the caucus. The additional leaders include Representative Tyrone Carter (D-Detroit) as Vice Chair, Representative-elect Helena Scott (D-Highland Park) as Secretary, and Representative-elect Stephanie Young (D-Detroit) as Treasurer. New and […]

During a rare Saturday committee hearing, members of the House and Senate Oversight Committees approved a request to seek documents and communications on Michigan’s election process. A subpoena will be issued to Michigan’s Bureau of Elections to request documents and communications relating to the mailing of absent voter ballot applications, the mailing of postcards with […]

The House is scheduled to hold session on Wednesday, November 18. The Senate does not have any scheduled session days for the next two weeks.

Every two years the legislature meets after Thanksgiving for the notorious lame duck legislative session. Historians believe the term lame duck was first used in 1863 in the Congressional Globe to define broken down politicians. It more commonly refers to legislative session after an election, but before the newly elected members take office. Over the […]