Insider Intelligence

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 6th U.S. House District is located in lower Southwest Michigan. It includes Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St […]

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. Why Minnesota Could be the Next Midwestern State to go Red – While this state has a history of voting for Democrats, might it support Trump […]

An overview of the open race for the 3rd Congressional District on the west side of Michigan. A look at the race for the U.S. Senate seat, held by Senator Gary Peters. In a special meeting, the Civil Rights Commission selected James White to serve as executive director of the Department of Civil Rights. Governor […]

In a special meeting, the Civil Rights Commission selected James White to serve as executive director of the Department of Civil Rights. Currently, he serves as the assistant chief of the Detroit Police Department and will bring over 25 years of experience to his new role. Mr. White is expected to begin his new role […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-171, moving the Michigan Women’s Commission from the Department of Civil Rights to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth. Under the E.O., the executive director of the Commission will serve as the chief executive officer and provide executive direction and supervision of the Commission’s activities. Additionally, the governor […]

The Department of Health and Human Services launched a statewide campaign urging residents to get their flu vaccine this fall. They are stressing the greater need this year in order for the state to prevent an outbreak of a second communicable disease, in addition to COVID-19, which could put the state’s economy and health care […]

Following the expansion of the Business Accelerator Fund (BAF) guidelines, the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) has approved the transfer of an additional $700,000 to the BAF. The fund supports business accelerators in Michigan’s statewide SmartZone network that are serving startups and high-tech companies impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. The BAF is funded by the MSF […]

The House is scheduled to hold it’s typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. While the Senate has scheduled session for Tuesday and Wednesday.