Insider Intelligence

September 15, 2020   Five Things We’re Reading 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. Is CEO a Two-Person Job? – Is the job of CEO too big for one person? The authors […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Brendan Ringlever shared how holding the Democratic National Convention virtually wasn’t the only difference from what we would typically see. An overview of the 7th U.S. Congressional race in Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe Counties. A look at the race in the 8th U.S. Congressional District […]

Inspired by the GI Bill, Michigan is launching a program offering tuition-free college to the estimated 625,000 Michigan residents who provided essential, frontline services during the COVID-19 Stay Home, Stay Safe orders. Futures for Frontliners offers college degrees or high school diplomas through a tuition-free pathway in order to gain the skills needed to obtain […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer made two appointments to the Liquor Control Commission, which is the sole wholesaler for all distilled spirit products in the state. Additionally, it is responsible for the licensing of the manufacture and sale of all beer, wine, distilled spirits, and mixed drinks in the state. The Commission is also responsible […]

The Michigan House Democrats announced the launch of a new website to highlight the goals and progress of their Michigan Strong Plan. Built to outline the agenda of the plan, it allows visitors to track the important steps the caucus is taking to deliver on commitments for each pillar. The Michigan Strong Plan was announced […]

With eight weeks to go until the general election, more than 2.1 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots. That surpasses the total number of absentee ballots requested for the August primary of 2 million. Of those requested for November, 1.7 million requests have been submitted since August 5. For your personal voter information, please […]

On Monday, September 14, the U.P. Energy Task Force will meet online at 10 a.m. For more information, please visit Michigan.gov/UPEnergyTaskForce. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. The Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will hold its first meeting on September 17-18 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. […]

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 8th U.S. House District includes Ingham and Livingston Counties and a portion of Oakland County. Commentary […]