Insider Intelligence

In observance of Independence Day, the MLC offices will be closed on Friday, July 3.

Through the primary election on August 4 on the MLC Blog we will highlight races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 8th House District is located in Wayne County and includes a portion of the City […]

Sunday was the first official day of summer and for Michiganders that marks an end to nine-months of cold and darkness, and the start of the shortest three months of beautiful, warm summer weather. With the COVID-19 outbreak impacting our state, the start of Michigan’s “summer recess” has a disappointed feeling to it, especially for […]

Through the primary election on August 4 on the MLC Blog we will highlight races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 7th House District is located in Wayne County. It includes Highland Park and a portion […]

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. Trump’s Poll Numbers Are So Bad the GOP Is Starting to Panic About a ‘Wipeout’ – Party officials are worried about the president’s declining poll numbers, […]

This week, the House unanimously passed legislation appropriating $880 million in Federal Aid in the response to the outbreak. The bill, which originated in the Senate, was returned to the chamber where they voted to concur in changes to the bill by the House. It will be sent to Governor Whitmer for her approval. Funding […]

The House approved of several measures aimed at helping restaurants who are facing declining revenue due to the pandemic. The bills would allow local municipalities to establish designated outdoor drinking areas where people can purchase and enjoy alcoholic beverages. In areas where the “social districts” are in place, people of legal drinking age can walk […]

Businesses or personal property owners who aren’t able to pay summer property taxes for this year may have their fees or interest waived if they sign an affidavit stating they have been financially impacted by COVID-19 under legislation that passed the House. Additionally, the proposal, introduced by Representative James Lower (R-Greenville) requires local tax collectors […]