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The House and Senate are schedule to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.

The phrase “E Pluribus Unum” meaning out of many, one – appears on our currency, just look at the ribbon in the eagle’s beak. It also appears in the various seals of our federal officials (President and Vice President) and bodies of the government (Congress, US House & Senate, and Supreme Court). The origin of […]

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.  Trump is Twice as Extreme as His Predecessors in the Past Century. That’s Dangerous. – As compared to past presidents, just how polarizing is President Trump? […]

In a rare Friday session, the House and Senate are set to pass reforms to Michigan’s current auto no-fault insurance system. The deal came together after a week of negotiations between Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) and House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering). The leaders have long agreed the system needed reforms […]

In her most recent opinion, Attorney General Dana Nessel determined that portions of Public Act 608 of 2018, which made changes to laws governing signature collections, is unconstitutional. Passed at the end of the last session, the reforms were controversial throughout the process. After taking office, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson requested an opinion on […]

On Monday, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist launched the Going PRO campaign to promote the importance of professional trade careers with the aim of addressing the state’s high-skilled labor shortage. It’s estimated that through 2026 Michigan employers will need to fill 545,000 skilled-labor jobs. Michigan businesses have been vocal over the past few years about the […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation allowing the Department of Corrections (DOC) to parole seriously ill and medically frail prisoners so they can obtain medical care. Currently, Michigan is facing a growing elderly prison population, which requires increased medical attention to care for serious physical, terminal, or mental illnesses. The cost of that care […]

Given the abundance of natural resources and outdoor recreation in Michigan, the state is taking a step to further promote outdoor recreation activities throughout Michigan. To accomplish that, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of the Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry. The new office will be a partnership between the Department of Natural Resources and […]