Insider Intelligence

The Senate approved of legislation to extend state and local income tax filing and payment deadlines to match the extension provided by the federal government for the 2019 tax year. The proposal, introduced by Senator Jim Stamas (R-Midland) would extend state and local income tax filing and payment deadlines from April 15 to July 15 […]

Two bills were introduced this week that would ban firearms from the Michigan State Capitol Building. Introduced by Representative Julie Brixie (D-Meridian Township) and Representative Tyrone Carter (D-Detroit), the proposal would ban both open and concealed-carry. The legislation follows the Michigan State Capitol Commission’s meeting on Monday, where they postponed making a decision to reverse […]

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

The last eight plus weeks has challenged all of us to learn, adapt, live and work in a new way. That has been the same for the legislators that we work and interact with. As lobbyists, the MLC team interacts with numerous legislators daily– through committee hearings, legislative session, coffee, lunch, dinner, or a short […]

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. It’s Tulip Time in Holland Without the Festival – Hundreds of thousands of visitors were absent from the 91st show this year due to the pandemic, […]

This week, the Senate passed legislation providing immunity for health care workers during a state of emergency or disaster. Introduced by Senator Michael MacDonald (R-Macomb Twp.), the bill amends the Emergency Management Act to clarify provisions that provide health care professionals and facilities with immunity from civil or criminal liability during a declared state of […]

A bipartisan package of bills was reported by the House Ways and Means Committee this week making changes to telemedicine in the state. Under current law, telemedicine visits between patients and health care providers must be done in real time. These reforms would change the law to allow patient data in the form of video […]

The May 5 election had a record-breaking turnout for the approximately 50 elections, which were held in 33 counties and 200 municipalities. Nearly 25% of eligible voters cast their ballot, 99% of those choosing to vote via an absentee ballot. Average turnout for local May elections is around 12% and the previous turnout record was […]