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. Start Stopping Faster – How can you get better at stopping projects and businesses that aren’t performing well? Why Building a Muscle for Uncertainty is the […]

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jim Stamas (R-Midland), House Appropriations Committee Chairman Shane Hernandez (R-Port Huron), and State Budget Director Chris Kolb announced they have reached an agreement on the spending parameters for the state’s 2021 Fiscal Year budget. Despite the impact of the pandemic on the state’s economy and budget, under the agreement there won’t […]

The Department of Transportation closed on an $800 million bond issue, marking the first installment in Governor Whitmer’s $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan program. The bonds will cover the cost of rebuilding some of the state’s most highly traveled freeways. The State Transportation Commission authorized the sale of $3.5 billion in bonds in January, backed by […]

The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was lawfully permitted to send out unsolicited absentee voter ballot applications to registered voters. In a 2-1 decision, the appellate court ruled that state law and the Michigan Constitution allow Secretary Benson to mail the applications, as the Michigan […]

The Senate approved of legislation aimed at helping local clerks process the increased number of absentee ballots expected in November. Introduced by Senator Ruth Johnson (R-Holly), the legislation would allow clerks or cities or townships with populations of at least 25,000 people to perform certain preprocessing activities of absentee ballots prior to this year’s November […]

The Department of State launched its Partners in Democracy web page to provide information on statewide and national organizations joining in the work of engaging voters within their communities. It also serves to provide information and resources for groups interested in voter engagement and turnout efforts ahead of November. The web page will provide information […]

The House and Senate are scheduled hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. The Legislature is looking to wrap up the FY 2020-2021 budget and send it to the governor for final approval.

Through the general election on November 3, the MLC Blog will be highlighting races generally considered swing seats, ones either party could win because of the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District The 11th U.S. House District is located in Southeast Michigan and includes portions of Oakland and Wayne […]