Insider Intelligence

It seems like we have all found ourselves talking with family more and reconnecting with old friends.  I think this is a huge silver lining of the pandemic. In lieu of texting or emailing, we’re scheduling virtual happy hours and dinner parties just to catch up. Or another novelty – actually dialing the phone to […]

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. Our Offices Will Never Be the Same After COVID-19. Here’s What They Could Look Like – Even once offices reopen, the design of those offices will […]

To provide oversight of the executive office during the pandemic, a joint bipartisan oversight committee has been created. Candidates filed to fill the open 4th House District seat in Detroit and Hamtramck. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services announced the creation of the MiMortgage Relief Partnership with financial institutions in […]

To provide oversight of the executive office during the pandemic, a joint bipartisan oversight committee has been created. They will review past, present, and future executive orders and any issues that arise during their implementation. The committee will submit a summary of their findings to the Legislature and any recommendations they may have on potential […]

Earlier this month Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for special primary and general elections to fill the vacancy in the 4th House District due to the passing of former Representative Isaac Robinson.  Candidates wishing to run in the primary election for the seat had to option file for the remainder of the former representative’s term, ending […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services announced the creation of the MiMortgage Relief Partnership with financial institutions in the state. Participating institutions will offer mortgage-payment forbearance for 90 days, allowing borrowers to reduce or delay their monthly mortgage payment. Additionally, they will waive or refund mortgage-related late fees for at […]

The Department of Insurance and Financial Services is hosting live online town hall meetings to help residents learn and ask questions about Michigan’s new auto insurance law. Last year, the legislature passed, and the governor approved of changes to the state’s prior no-fault auto insurance system. Those changes are implemented for new or renewed policies […]

The U.P. Energy Task Force submitted their 14 recommendations on propane availability to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. While working on the recommendations, they received more than 800 public comments. The final report includes recommendations to the legislature, the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health and Human Services, and […]