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Representative Martin Howrylak (R-Troy) announced his proposal to align Michigan’s prevailing wage formula with the national Davis-Bacon Act wage structure. The state’s prevailing wage laws are applied to construction workers on state financed or sponsored projects. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs compiles the rates contained in collectively bargained agreements covering the locations of […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.

Through the primary election on August 7, on every Tuesday and Thursday 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 8th U.S. House District includes Ingham County, Livingston County, […]

Through the primary election on August 7, on every Tuesday and Thursday 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 7th U.S. House District includes Branch County, Eaton County, […]

Driven by strong tax collections, state revenue projections were increased from the estimates made in January, giving the legislature slightly more funds to appropriate while crafting the state budget. Fiscal Year 2018 General Fund-General Purpose (GF-GP) revenue is estimated to be $10.46 billion, an increase of $155.9 million from January estimates, School Aid Fund (SAF) […]

My first job in politics was working for Congressman Sander Levin as a community liaison.  It was there I learned the process of making legislation and the influential role a lobbyist played.  I remember asking mentors how I could become a lobbyist and their response, “it’s a tap on the shoulder kind of job.”  My […]

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. What Data on Formula One Crashes Suggests About Workplace Rivalries – Does comparing two colleagues yield the same result as comparing two Formula One drivers? Americans’ […]

Through the primary election on August 7, on every Tuesday and Thursday 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 3rd U.S. House District is in West Michigan. It […]