Insider Intelligence

This week, Representative Joe Bellino (R-Monroe) introduced legislation repealing Michigan’s pension tax that was first charged in 2012. Currently the system is a three-tiered retirement tax structure based on the year a person is born. Under his proposal, Michigan’s previous retirement tax structure would be re-established and both public pensions and social security income would […]

This week, the House voted to adopt rules regarding the membership of standing committees. Below are the committees for the 2019-2020 legislative term, along with the number of members each committee will have. Agriculture (11) Appropriations (29) Commerce and Tourism (11) Communications and Technology Education (15) Elections and Ethics (7) Energy (17) Families, Children and […]

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. The Norwegian Art of the Packed Lunch – Everyday people from grade school through career professionals pack their lunch, most with a very specific type of […]

One key component to crafting the state budget each year is the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference, which provides best estimates on anticipated revenue. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed her first Executive Directive. Executive staff and Department Directors were named by Governor Whitmer. House Democratic Leader Christine Greig announced the members of the House Democratic leadership team […]

On her first full day in office, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed her first Executive Directive.  Aimed at state department employees, the directive’s goal is to ensure any imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare is immediately reported, assessed, and investigated by department employees, department directors, and agency heads. “Governor Whitmer is fulfilling a campaign […]

On Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced additional members of the Executive Office. Legislative Director – Greg Bird, Director of State Relations at Wayne State University, former press secretary to the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. Policy Director – Emily Laidlaw, associate at Karoub Associates and former Director of Government Relations at the Michigan […]

House Democratic Leader Christine Greig (D-Farmington Hills) announced the members of her leadership team for the 2019-2020 legislative term. Democratic Floor Leader – Representative Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) Assistant Democratic Floor Leader – Representative LaTanya Garrett (D-Detroit) Assistant Democratic Floor Leader – Representative Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) Assistant Democratic Floor Leader – Representative Alex Garza (D-Taylor) […]

This week, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) announced committee chairs and appropriations subcommittee chairs. This year there is a new committee devoted to advice and consent of gubernatorial appointments, in addition to a few changes of previous committees, such as the Education Committee will now also work on career readiness. Standing Committee Chairs Advice […]