Insider Intelligence

This week, Steve Sliver was named executive director of the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART). He was first assigned to the team in April 2018, serving as the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) senior representative within the organization. Mr. Silver has worked in state government for 32-years, most recently as the former assistant director […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Tuesday, March 5, Governor Gretchen Whitmer will present her executive budget recommendations for the upcoming 2019-2020 Fiscal Year. Visit the MLC blog that afternoon for a full recap of her recommendations.

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 Have a Happier Home Life, Treat It a Little More Like Work – Home lives can often become busier than professional lives. By managing your […]

Containing priorities ranging from infrastructure to criminal justice reform to auto insurance rates, the House Republican caucus released their 2019-2020 Action Plan. Titled “Leading the Way,” the plan is derived from input across the House Republican caucus including a committee of both returning legislators and newly elected Representatives. The committee was chaired by third term […]

After the legislature blocked her previous Executive Order (EO) restructuring environmental oversight, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a new EO this week. Under EO 2019-6, the Department of Environmental Quality will become the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. The department will focus on improving the quality of Michigan’s air, land, and water, and protecting […]

In order to implement Proposal 3 of 2018, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson convened the Election Modernization Advisory Committee. Passed last November, Proposal 3 make significant changes to the state’s election laws, including the establishing no-reason absentee voting, automatic voter registration, and the ability to register up to and on Election Day. The advisory committee […]

Echoing the House, the Senate introduced their own package that would ‘Raise the Age’ to treat 17-year-old offenders as juveniles. Under current Michigan law, 17-year-olds are automatically prosecuted as adults, even for non-violent offenses. The 14-bill bipartisan Senate package would treat those 17-year-olds as minors in most instances but would allow for 17-year-olds to be […]

On February 22-23, the Michigan Republican Party is holding their 2019 state convention in Lansing. At the convention, they will elect the party leadership team, including the chair of the party. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.