Insider Intelligence

After the November election, many pundits wrote story after story about the downfalls of divided government.  Currently, our national politics is the posterchild of how divided government can go wrong and that gave us little hope here in Michigan about what to expect heading into a divided state government.  With the Democratic governor looking to […]

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.  To Develop Leadership Skills, Practice in a Low-Risk Environment – Its not enough to just learn how to be an effective leader, but you need to […]

As the number of elder abuse victims continues to rise, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Supreme Court Justices banded together to create a task force to tackle the problem. More than 30 different organizations including law enforcement, state agencies, the Michigan House, Senate and Congressional delegation, and advocacy groups have committee to being […]

Following a vote to increase driver’s insurance premiums this year, Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for an audit of the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA), who voted to increase the rate. The MCCA has increase the fee motorists pay to cover catastrophic medical claims annually for the last three years; 6.3% in 2017, 13% in 2018, […]

In order to keep Michigan residents up-to-date on the new redistricting commission, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson launched a website portal to provide citizens with information and resources. The web page provides resources, including answering to frequently asked questions, a guide for citizens and a timeline for implementation. Additionally, registered voters interested in serving on […]

Given the rising threat of PFAS contamination in the state’s drinking water supply, Governor Gretchen Whitmer called on the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to establish statewide standards. Previously the state had waited on the Federal Government to set standards but given their recent inaction the governor decided to set a state standard in order […]

The House and Senate will return from their two-week in-district work period of Tuesday, April 9. Both chambers will hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule that week. There will not be an addition of Insider Intelligence next week. Look for our next newsletter on Friday, April 12.

From time to time you hear Michiganders remark, “why do we need to spend more money on schools and education, doesn’t the lotto pay for that?” Much like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, this is one of Michigan’s biggest budget myths. The Michigan lotto was first authorized by a constitutional amendment in 1972 and […]