Insider Intelligence

Recently additional staff changes were announced as Governor Gretchen Whitmer starts her second term in office. Changes include staff within the executive office and the budget office, including: Executive office: Christina Grossi, chief legal counsel Former Senator Curtis Hertel, director of legislative affairs Kristi James, deputy director of legislative affairs, Senate liaison Ryan Bardoni, deputy […]

Former Senator Marshall Bullock will serve on the State Board of Education for a term ending January 1, 2029. Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed him following the resignation of Jason Strayhorn. The appointment is not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. The State Board of Education has leadership and general supervision over all […]

Earlier this week, the governor, lt. governor, attorney general, and secretary of state took their oaths of office on the steps of the state Capitol. During her inaugural address, Governor Gretchen Whitmer shared her vision for the state over the next four years. She emphasized her goal of providing good-paying jobs by bringing supply chains […]

Justice Elizabeth Clement will continue her service as Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court after a vote by her colleagues this month. She was first selected in November 2022 to finish the role of Chief Justice following the retirement from the bench of former Justice Bridget McCormack. This week, the Justices selected her to […]

The House and Senate will begin session for the 2023 – 2024 term, with their first scheduled session days on Wednesday and Thursday. The biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference will be held in Lansing where principals will come to a consensus on projected state revenue for the 2024 Fiscal Year, which will be used to […]

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. Why Are We So Obsessed with Speakeasies, Hidden Tunnels, and Secret Rooms? – How do these rooms provide psychological comfort, making them even more enticing? Forrest […]

Last month, after winning a majority in the chamber, the Senate Democratic Caucus elected Senator Winnie Brinks to lead their caucus next term. Senator Brinks’ district is in Kent County on the west side of the state, including portions of Grand Rapids. During her first term in the Senate, she served on the Energy and […]

Senator Marshall Bullock (D-Detroit) will serve as director of government affairs for the City of Detroit following the end of his term in office. Due to redistricting, Senator Bullock was drawn into the same district as another Democratic senator, setting up a primary race, where he was unsuccessful. During his time in the legislature, he […]