Insider Intelligence

Two new judges have been appointed to serve on the bench of the Genesee County and Washtenaw County Circuit Courts. Khary L. Hanible has been appointed to serve on the 7th Circuit Court of Genesee County. He currently serves as an assistant prosecutor within the county, working in the circuit court criminal division. Prior to […]

Heading into her second term, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced two key changes to her team. Fadwa Hammoud will serve as chief deputy of the department. She is a current member of the team, having served four years as Michigan’s 12thSolicitor General. Filling the role of Solicitor General will be Ann Sharman. She has worked […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer attended the Tribal Summit in Sault Ste. Marie, meeting with Tribal leaders to address shared priorities and continue an open dialogue. “It was an honor to attend the Tribal Summit in the Sault,” said Governor Whitmer.“The State of Michigan and sovereign tribal nations must continue working together on our shared priorities […]

As the legislature has wrapped up for the term, neither session nor committees are scheduled to be held during the week.  Sine Die will be held on Wednesday, December 28 at noon (see previous post).

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. Survey: Michigan Restaurants Will Increase Prices if ‘Adopt and Amend’ Kicks In – How will an increase to the state’s minimum wage impact restaurants? New Corridor […]

In her latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Amber Chandler shared about the person who made the biggest influence on her professional life. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Speaker-elect Joe Tate made a handful of announcements regarding key staff. In all 17 labor markets, the non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates saw little change over the month. Michigan’s presidential […]

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a handful of changes to head state departments and agencies during her second term. Replacing Liesl Clark will be Dan Eichinger as acting director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. Replacing Zaneta Adams will be Adam Hollier as director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Michelle Lang […]

In all 17 labor markets, the non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates saw little change over the month. According to the latest release from the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, unemployment rates ranged from 3.1% to 5.4% during October. Six areas displayed minor rate reductions, led by the Battle Creek metro area at -0.2%. Employment levels […]