Insider Intelligence

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.  Who Was Garamond, Anyway? The History Behind 5 Classic Typefaces – How were five of the most used typefaces developed? 8 Ways to Improve State DOTs, […]

What did MLC lobbyist Tony Des Chenes learn about strategic planning while cross-country skiing? In his latest post he explained the connection and why a map is key to both. Under changes passed in 2018, Michigan’s minimum wage is increasing this week by 20 cents per hour. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the creation […]

Next Friday, Michigan’s minimum wage will increase from $9.25 to $9.45 per hour under the Workforce Opportunity Wage Act passed in 2018. The minimum wage will also increase for tipped workers from $3.52 to $3.59 per hour. Workers between the ages of 16 to 17 years old will have a minimum wage of 85% of […]

Given the rising threat of cyber-attacks, and to ensure the security of elections in Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the creation of an Election Security Commission. It will bring together 18 local and national experts on cybersecurity and elections, with the goal of securing elections and protecting the integrity of every vote. Through […]

The House agreed that Michigan government should be more transparent, passing a proposal this week that would expand open records laws. Under the plan, the governor and lieutenant governor would be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The legislature would be subject to similar standards under a newly created Legislative Open Records Act. The […]

Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance system would be repealed under an eight-bill package introduced in the House this week. The plan continues the mandate that all Michigan drivers have insurance, but provides more choice and flexibility by eliminating the mandate to buy unlimited medical coverage. By moving to a tort system, accident victims will have the […]

The House and Senate begin their two-week spring recess, session and committee meetings are not scheduled to meet during that time. On March 25, the Michigan Agency for Energy is hosting an energy storage conference in Lansing. For more information, please click here.

As an avid cross-country skier, I head up north and hit the trails whenever possible.  I took up the sport as a kid, but time and location made it more and more difficult to get out.  For those not familiar with cross-country skiing, you are basically skiing, or gliding, on top of the snow.  In […]