Insider Intelligence

The MLC offices will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. The Detroit Chamber Policy Conference is being held May 28 – 31 on Mackinac Island.

In Michigan political circles there is no greater gathering of politicians, prominent business people, and influential leaders than the annual Detroit Chamber Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.  Every leader representing every sector will be present.  Every major donor supporting both political parties will be present.  Every major decision maker in the State will be present.  […]

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. Telehealth Is Improving Health Care in Rural Areas – Rural communities face the challenge of being a long distance from health experts. Technological advances are bridging […]

In his latest post, MLC lobbyist Matt Sowash shared how Michigan developed our current auto no-fault insurance system. The annual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference was held, where stakeholders learned there will be a slight increase in the amount of revenue the House and Senate have to appropriate in the upcoming budget year. Kate Massey was […]

While crafting the upcoming fiscal year budget, the House and Senate will have a slightly increased amount of money to appropriate, according to updated economic estimates. This news comes as a result of the biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference that was held today in Lansing. Today’s conference is a follow-up to January’s conference, where updated […]

Kate Massey has been appointed as the new Medicaid director by Robert Gordon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Most recently, Ms. Massey was chief executive officer for Magellan Complete Care of Virginia. She previously served as vice president for Medicaid and Medicare for Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States. Ms. […]

The House Democratic caucus announced a plan reforming auto insurance rates they say would bring a 40% reduction to Michigan’s high rates. Named the D.R.I.V.E. (Delivering Reduced Insurance Rates and Value to Every Michigander) plan, in addition to reducing rates, it aims to increase consumer protections, and end rate-setting practices such as red-lining. Specifics of […]

State Representative Larry Inman (R-Williamsburg) was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly offering to trade a vote for a campaign donation. The vote in question was on repealing Michigan’s prevailing wage law and the discussion occurred via text message. The indictment includes charges of attempted extortion, bribery, and lying to the FBI. Representative […]