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The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Tuesday, April 7.

In the 2004 movie “Miracle”, which chronicled the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey Team that beat the Soviet Union, there is a scene where USA hockey coach Herb Brooks addresses his team before their game with the Russians. Coach Brooks starts his speech to the team by saying, “Great moments are born out of great opportunity”. […]

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. Kinsa’s Fever Map Could Show Just How Crucial It Is to Stay Home to Stop COVID-19 – The smart thermometer maker has been working on predictive […]

What’s an efficient way to begin the procurement bid process? In his latest post, MLC lobbyist and procurement consultant Tony Des Chenes provided insight on where your effort should start. The economic impact from COVID-19 is already being felt from the Federal government, to local governments, to the pocketbooks of families across the country. House […]

While the impact on health is at the forefront of everyone’s concern, rightfully so, the economic impact of COVID-19 will be significant. This is already being felt from the Federal government, to local governments, to the pocketbooks of families across the country. On Thursday morning, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that a staggering 3.3 […]

House Appropriations Chairman Shane Hernandez (R-Port Huron) has called on the State to mirror the Federal government and delay the tax filing deadline to July 15. According to the Chair, this would help taxpayers and tax preparers who may have difficulty meeting the April 15 deadline due to the stay-at-home order. Additionally, this would help […]

Attorney General Dana Nessel recently assigned a team of special agents to assist her attorneys in gathering information related to the high number of price-gouging complaints her office has received. The team is comprised of highly trained criminal investigators and they will help her office visit stores to evaluate details of complaints, assist with online […]

Traditionally, a voter must request an absentee voter ballot application, however, due to COVID-19 Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced her office will mail an application to voters for the upcoming May 5 election, without a request.  Following weeks of discussions between Secretary Benson and local clerks, several clerks have postponed items that would have […]