Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Thursday, February 6, Governor Gretchen Whitmer will present her budget recommendations for the upcoming 2020-2021 Fiscal Year.

This evening, before a joint convention of the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered the annual State of the State address. She began the address announcing a new visitor’s center on Mackinac Island near Arch Rock, named after former Governor Milliken. She highlighted reforming auto no-fault in Michigan, which was a […]

While we just celebrated the end of a decade and the beginning of a new one, it is also a new year, which for many of us means making resolutions. Those may include resolutions to eat better, exercise more or spend more time with family and friends.  Most resolutions have a short shelf life and […]

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.  The Responsibility to Counter China’s Ambitions Falls to Us – China is on the brink of overtaking America’s power throughout the world. How should America react? […]

In our business we meet a lot of different people, from legislators to clients to staffers. But there’s another group who is also valuable – our interns. In his latest blog post, MLC President Tim Ward shared why we take the time to invest in the people who come to our firm to learn. An […]

An agreement between the State of Michigan and Tesla was announced this week allowing Michigan residents to purchase a Tesla and have it serviced in Michigan. Tesla is an MLC client.  Tesla can sell to customers as long as the sale occurs in another state. Upon receiving their vehicle in Michigan, residents will need to […]

Twenty-one Michigan residents have been selected to the state’s first Michigan Advisory Council for Environmental Justice under the direction of Governor Gretchen Whitmer.  The council will provide public and impacted community input for the directors appointed to the Interagency Environmental Justice Response Team, which is led by Regina Strong, the state’s Environmental Justice Public Advocate. […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer held a ceremonial bill signing for a package of bills allowing online gaming in Michigan. The bills, officially signed into law last month, also allow for online casino-style gaming and sports betting for those 21 and older through casinos already operating in Michigan. The legislation sets a tax rate and creates regulatory […]