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Through the primary election on August 7, on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 90th House District is located in Ottawa County. The district includes Holland Township, Hudsonville, […]

Through the primary election on August 7, on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 88th House District is located in Ottawa County. It includes Coopersville and the Townships […]

What does the legislative process and procurement have in common?  At first glance, it doesn’t appear like much, but let’s take a closer look. Every legislative session in Lansing, policies are established, and budgets are approved. Both policy and appropriations have a significant impact on state projects, but most importantly create opportunities for those that […]

Through the primary election on August 7, on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 81st House District is located in St. Clair County. Commentary Representative Dan Lauwers (R) […]

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. Almost Seven-in-Ten Americans Have News Fatigue, More Among Republicans – Is the 24/7 news cycle starting to be too much for people? 100 Answers to the […]

Through the primary election on August 7, on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 78th House District includes portions of Berrien and Cass Counties. Commentary Representative Dave Pagel […]

Continuing with his discussion on term limits, MLC lobbyist Brendan Ringlever shared the impact in Michigan since term limits were adopted by Michigan voters in 1992. The Board of State Canvassers met on two ballot proposals; one increasing the minimum wage and a second that would guarantee earned sick time. Governor Snyder issued an Executive […]

On Thursday, the Board of State Canvassers met to hear testimony on two ballot proposals. Both of the proposals have been recommended for certification by the Department of State after a sampling showed they collected the required number of signatures as required by law. The two ballot proposals before the board are: Michigan One Fair […]