Insider Intelligence

When it comes to making laws, bills are often the stars of the show.  After all, there is a Schoolhouse Rock! song specifically dedicated to bills that we all remember from childhood.  But, there is also a role for resolutions in the legislative process.  There are three different forms of resolutions that the Legislature can […]

Representative Kyra Bolden (D-Southfield) introduced legislation addressing insurance coverage disparity for motorcyclists resulting from the recent auto no-fault insurance reform. After the law takes effect in July 2020, in the event of a collision, motorcyclists would look to the current statutory order of priority to determine whose insurance is responsible to pay their benefits. As […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Kerry Ebersole Singh will serve as the Michigan Statewide Census Director for the upcoming 2020 census. Ensuring an accurate count is critical to Michigan, since federal funding and our representation in congress is tied to the population of the state. Governor Whitmer signed an executive order in June creating the Complete […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson asked Michigan citizens to provide their input on the application language and eligibility guidelines for the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. The commission was created through a vote on Michigan’s November 2018 ballot. It shifted the responsibility of drawing Michigan Legislature and U.S. Congressional districts from the state legislature to a […]

Steve Sliver, executive director of the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) testified before congress, calling for additional resources to combat PFAS contamination. During his testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment, he outlined the $50 million effort Michigan has been undertaking to investigate and cleanup PFAS […]

The House and Senate are tentatively scheduled to hold session on Wednesday, July 31.

The Michigan House and Senate are considered full-time legislative bodies, operating on a similar schedule as the state’s K-12 schools. Many folks in and around Lansing are quick to opine that just because they aren’t sitting in their seats casting record roll call votes at the State Capitol this summer, they are still working – […]

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. Six Months In, Most Rookie Governor Are Thriving – How have the new batch of governors made the transition into governing and are they achieving their […]