Insider Intelligence

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. Chief Storytellers: Community Engagement or PR? – One major city in Colorado is testing a new role, however some are quite skeptical about the government job. […]

In his latest blog post, MLC President Tim Ward shared how you can keep the spirit of summer alive. Bicameral legislation was introduced cracking down on payroll fraud. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Michigan a $4 million grant to improve monitoring of residents’ toxic chemical exposure. Legislation that would require financial […]

Bicameral legislation has been introduced cracking down on payroll fraud and other related business practices. The proposal aims to strengthen whistleblower protections, toughen penalties against payroll fraud, and reimburse back-wages and benefits owed to employees. According to the press release, payroll fraud costs Michigan taxpayers $107 million a year in tax revenue when businesses misclassify […]

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Michigan a $4 million grant to improve monitoring of residents’ toxic chemical exposure.  Biomonitoring is the measurement of environmental chemicals in body tissues or fluids to determine the amount of chemical that actually enters the body. Data collected from biomonitoring helps identify at-risk population groups and […]

Legislation that would require financial disclosure by candidates for state-level offices and officeholders was reported by the House Elections and Ethics Committee this week. Under the proposal, candidates and officeholders would have to divulge sources of income, including stocks, investments and real estate assets owned, business associations above a certain threshold, and any relatives registered […]

More communities will have funding to improve and expand recycling programs under grants announced this week. In support of the Know It Before You Throw It campaign, the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced they are providing $1.23 million in grant funding to eight Michigan counties. So far this year, the department […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Thursday, September 12, the Senate Advice and Consent Committee will hold a hearing on the appointment of Tremaine Phillips to the Michigan Public Service Commission. The Natural Resources Commission will hold their next meeting on Thursday, September 12 on […]

With the proverbial “end of summer” behind us (though not the technical end of summer which is September 23) I’m wanting not to let go. We were robbed of the first half with all the rain, grey skies, and cool temps, so my fight continues. So, to keep it going there’s a lot of summertime […]