Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are not scheduled to hold session next week. Tuesday, April 21 is the filing deadline for candidates.

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today” – Benjamin Franklin Procrastination. I’ve spent a lifetime perfecting the art, thank you very much!  I’ve been meaning to start an exercise regimen.  I’ve wanted to start eating healthier.  I’ve had every intention of finishing the plethora of home DIY projects that I started weeks ago. (OK […]

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. Is It Even Possible to Focus on Anything Right Now? – Along with the transition to working from home comes a new set of attention-grabbing distractions. […]

On Thursday afternoon, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an Executive Order increasing the length of time of the previous stay-at-home order, which was set to expire on April 13. As with the prior order, there’s an allowance for workers such as law enforcement, grocery store workers, restaurant workers, but with no in-restaurant dining, and healthcare workers. […]

Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist will lead a new task force to review the racial disparities that are occurring among deaths from COVID-19. Currently in Michigan, 40% of COVID-19 deaths in Michigan are African American, but only 14% of Michigan residents are African American. The Task Force will include health care professionals from communities most impacts […]

On Tuesday, the House and Senate voted to extend the state’s emergency declaration and gubernatorial emergency powers, however, for a shorter timeframe than what was in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order. In her order, the governor called for a 70-day extension, but the legislature voted for the extension to last through April 30. Tuesday’s session […]

With recommendations on propane availability in the Upper Peninsula being finalized for submission to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the U.P. Energy Task Force is launching the second phase of its analysis of the U.P.’s energy needs now and in the future. The Task Force will meet 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, April 13 via video […]

Representative Annette Glenn (R-Williams Twp.) sent a letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer urging her to take action to make changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Currently, residents can’t use their benefits to purchase groceries online or through curbside pickup. Given the current risks associated with COVID-19, Representative Glenn has provided two recommended actions […]