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. Is Big Soda Winning the Soft Drink Wars? – The beverage industry is taking their fight over taxes to the state level. Here’s a Tip from […]

In an effort to increase awareness and interest in Michigan’s produce and food products, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will be traveling to China, in the fourth annual Trade Missions to China. China is already the fifth largest importer of Michigan agriculture and products, and Mission aims to continue and strengthen that […]

On Tuesday, August 13, the Michigan House and Senate Agriculture Committees met in a joint hearing at Michigan State University to hear testimony from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan State University, Greenstone Farm Credit Services, the Michigan Farm Bureau, and the Michigan Agri-Business Association.  Testimony rotated […]

Two new developments have occurred in Michigan’s fight against opioid addiction. Michigan’s Attorney General, Dana Nessel, and 38 state Attorney Generals are attempting to persuade Congress to remove barriers placed by the federal government that bar health care providers from treating opioid disorders. A copy of the letter that Nessel and 38 other attorney generals […]

Governor Whitmer just appointed two new judges to Michigan courts; Jason C. Bomia to the 10th District Court, and Sara Spencer-Noggle to the 21st Circuit Court. Bomia will be working at the District Court in Calhoun County after previously practicing at Schroder DeGraw, PLLC in Monroe. He specializes in civil litigation, bankruptcy, real estate, and […]

The House and Senate are tentatively scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday.

This summer Rachael Green, a second-year law student, has been interning with our firm. Before she leaves us to head back to school, I asked her to share some thoughts on her time at MLC. I went a different route when applying for internships during my first summer in law school, by applying to a […]

As we hit the dog days of summer, the state legislature has not met for votes since it adjourned in June. Some in the media, and people on social media, like to give the impression that legislators are on vacation lounging next to a pool, sipping a Mai Tai.   If legislators aren’t in Lansing […]