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The Nevada caucuses for the Democratic presidential primary will take place on Saturday, February 22. There are 36 delegates at stake. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees will continue to meet to hear testimony on the items under their purview, along […]

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. George Washington Has a Warning for Donald Trump – And All of Us – What did Washington have to say about the party system, which is […]

For the first time since the Granholm administration, the Senate voted to reject a gubernatorial appointment. On Thursday, the Senate voted 20-16 to oppose the appointment by Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Anna Mitterling to the Natural Resources Commission. The vote was near party lines with all Republicans, minus one, voting to reject the appointment. Ms. […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and a bipartisan group of clerks called on the legislature to pass reforms extending the deadline for when no new questions can be placed on ballots. Under the proposed joint resolution, the current deadline of 60 days would be extended to 75 days before an election. Under the current framework, […]

The House Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Committee heard testimony from Representative Jim Lilly (R-Park Township) on his proposal to deal with the rising water levels in the Great Lakes. Under his proposal, local governments would be allowed to issue temporary emergency rulings to slow down water activities near affected areas, including boats, jet skis, […]

State, federal, and local officials came together at the Michigan High Water Coordinating Summit to find ways to work collaboratively and share resources to tackle the challenge of the state’s near-record high water levels. The participants agreed to form an ad hoc Michigan High Water Action Team, which will collaborate to: Identify available assets that […]

The MLC office will be closed on Monday, February 17 in observance of Presidents’ Day. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees will continue to meet to hear testimony on the items under their purview, along with overviews of the Executive Budget […]

Growing up as a rabid fan of the Detroit Red Wings in the 90’s and early 2000’s, some of my favorite players were members of the so-called “Grind Line”. Kirk Maltby, Chris Draper, and Joe Kocur (later replaced by Darrin McCarty) were the blue-collar players on the Red Wings. They weren’t the highest paid, they […]