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Following a week of protests across the country, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced steps that her administration is taking to enact criminal justice reform. The Senate passed SB 945, introduced by Senator Jeff Irwin, that requires certain training of law enforcement officers beginning in 2022. A bipartisan proposal allowing restaurants to sell “Cocktails to Go” and […]

Following a week of protests across the country, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced steps that her administration is taking to enact criminal justice reform. Actions Governor Whitmer is taking: Requesting that the Michigan Commission of Law Enforcement Standards provide guidance to law enforcement agencies on continuing education that will help officers keep up with the ever […]

On Thursday, the Senate passed SB 945, introduced by Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), that requires certain training of law enforcement officers beginning in 2022. The bill specifically requires that all incoming law enforcement officers complete training on implicit bias, de-escalation techniques, and mental health screenings as part of the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement […]

A bipartisan proposal allowing restaurants to sell “Cocktails to Go” and allow municipalities to create “social districts”, was reported by the House Regulatory Reform Committee this week.  The bills are aimed to help the restaurant and bar industry which have been greatly impacted by the pandemic.  Introduced by Representative Michael Webber (R-Rochester Hills) and Representative […]

An explanation of how electricity is transmitted throughout the Upper Peninsula is on the agenda for the next meeting of the U.P. Energy Task Force on June 9. Presentations will center around the current state of electrical transmission in the U.P. from power producers to end users. Following the presentations, and a work session, there […]

After a nine-month application window, June 1 marked the final day that residents could apply to participate in the new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. As of Monday, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) has processed 6,264 completed and notarized applications. The application period began in October of last year with the launch of the online […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday. The House and Senate will continue to work on legislation designed to assist bars and restaurants in the state. Ideas such as allowing cities to create “social districts” and allowing “cocktails to go” are being considered in both chambers.

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.  ‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’ – Key metrics that states rely on to reopen are inaccurate because the CDC is conflating results of two […]