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Senator Roger Victory (R-Georgetown Twp.) introduced legislation changing the way the state can bond for infrastructure projects. Under the bill, the State Transportation Commission (STC) would be required to notify the legislature 30 days prior to issuing any transportation bonds in excess of $100 million. It also provides the legislature with the authority to reject […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee reported legislation that would allow farmers to apply soon for low-interest qualified loans. Introduced by Senator Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway), the bill would update the Agriculture Disaster Loan Origination Program to reflect the specific needs of the 2019 season and allow lenders to begin issuing loans with the $15 million appropriated by […]

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, through the Waseyabek Development Company, and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi, through Gun Lake Investments, announced the joint acquisition of McKay Tower in downtown Grand Rapids. The acquisition represents a rare co-investment by the non-gaming economic development entities of two Michigan Native American tribes. McKay Tower is the […]

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day, the MLC offices will be closed on Monday, January 20. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Tuesday, January 21, Michigan Public Service Commission Chairwoman Sally Talberg will present to the Senate Energy and Technology Committee on the […]

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.  If You Don’t Know How to Say Someone’s Name, Just Ask – Correctly pronouncing a person’s name is very important, as such there is nothing wrong […]

Revenue projections for the current and upcoming fiscal years were increased at Friday’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference in Lansing, giving the legislature more to work with during the budget process. Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield announced several changes to the membership of committees last week. Last Tuesday, voters in Flint cast their ballots in […]

Revenue projections for the current and upcoming fiscal years were increased at today’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC) in Lansing, giving the legislature more to work with during the budget process. Held in January and May, the CREC gathers economic experts to project the state of the economy in the upcoming years, as well as […]

Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) announced several changes to the membership of committees this week. The changes stem from the resignation of former Representative Sheldon Neeley (D-Flint) who was elected Mayor of Flint and Speaker Pro Tem Jason Wentworth (R-Clare) who asked to step down from the Ways and Means Committee due to […]