Insider Intelligence

In response to the flooding and dam failures last month, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a major disaster declaration. Last month, Governor Whitmer declared a State of Emergency for the counties affected by the dam failures and requested and received aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday.

Just about three months ago many of us were thrust into a new way of living and working.  We began working from home, going to school from home, and not going out for much of anything.  The new “norm” that we were thrust into caused us to develop routines or habits to get through this […]

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. America’s Long Overdue Awakening to Systemic Racism – A look at the origins of systemic racism in the U.S. Loving the Lockdown – Not everyone is […]

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 6th House District is located in Wayne County and includes a portion of the City […]

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 5th House District is located in Wayne County and includes a portion of the City […]

The results of a Risk-Limiting Audit pilot conducted on the March 10 presidential primary results suggested their accuracy and security and reinforced the state’s preparedness for elections in August and November. The pilot, in which 80 out of 83 counties participated, randomly sampled ballots from 277 jurisdictions across the state. The exercise, the largest of […]

Brad Deacon, Director of Legal Affairs and Emergency Management for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was recently recognized by the Partnership for Food Safety Education as a “2020 Food Safety Hero” for his outstanding work in emergency preparedness. Mr. Deacon, who joined the department in May 1999, was the only representative from Michigan to be […]