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Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed legislation that would have provided automatic immunity during a state of emergency or disaster to medical providers, even when an emergency or disaster declaration doesn’t call for that.  According to the governor, the bill would have caused patients receiving treatment to be powerless to seek relief when they are harmed. To […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Trump this week requesting that he fully fund the Michigan National Guard forces during their COVID-19 response through December 31, 2020. Last week, the president decided to fund Guard activities at 75%, except for Florida, Texas, Arizona, Connecticut, and California. Last week, President Trump authorized the use […]

The Senate is scheduled to hold a rare Saturday session on August 15. The House is scheduled to hold a rare Monday session on August 17. The House and Senate are likely to move the “return to learn” legislative package during their upcoming session days. The Democratic National Convention will be held August 17 – […]

If you are reading this, I assume you live in Michigan. I live in Michigan. Most of my clients live in Michigan. However, not all. What everyone who does not live here needs to know is that Michigan is a super fantastically beautiful state. I hope that last sentence conveyed what a natural wonderland Michigan […]

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. The Six Political States of Michigan – A look at how Michigan became a 2020 swing state. Will Virginia Lead the U.S. to Adopt Smart Tracing […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Matt Sowash explored the impact the pandemic is having on voter participation. Last Tuesday’s primary election in Michigan set a new record for the number of ballots cast. Governor Gretchen Whitmer created a new council that will act in an advisory capacity to the governor and develop, review, […]

Tuesday’s primary election in Michigan set a new record for the number of ballots cast.  This year, more than 2.5 million voters cast ballots, breaking the previous record set in the August 2018 primary when 2.2 million people voted. Of those that voted this year, 1.6 million ballots were absentee. Highlights of the August 4 […]

Through Executive Order, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has created a new council that will act in an advisory capacity to the governor and develop, review, and recommend policies and actions designed to eradicate and prevent discrimination and racial inequality. Housed within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, the Council will consist of 16 voting members […]