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. This CEO Faced a Social Media Disaster. His Rapid Response Was Brilliant (and Might Have Saved His Company) – In three short steps, the CEO of […]

MLC lobbyist and procurement specialist Tony Des Chenes explains why your business should be interested in cooperative contracts for public procurement. Lt. Governor Brian Calley is heading up the state’s effort to increase investment in the Soo Locks. Legislation making several reforms to our election system was signed into law. The Senate passed all the […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder charged Lt. Governor Brian Calley with leading the state’s effort to work with the federal government to fix and upgrade the Soo Locks in Northern Michigan. During a visit to the Soo Locks on Wednesday, the Lt. Governor stressed the importance of renewing and accelerating the federal efforts to fix […]

On Thursday, Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation into law making several reforms to our election system. The legislation aims to improve the process, make elections more accountable to voters, and reduce voter fraud. The new laws: Require the Secretary of State to check the statewide qualified voter file against the U.S. Social Security Administration’s death […]

On Thursday, the Senate passed all budget bills containing appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year beginning on October 1. Highlights of the budget bills include: An increase to per pupil funding of $115 – $230 $500 million for at-risk students $5 million career and technical education incentive $1.3 billion deposit into the Michigan Public School […]

This week, Representative Jeff Yaroch (R-Richmond) introduced a bill speeding up the timetable for road repairs in Michigan. Under the bill as introduced, it would accelerate the revenue benefits from a road repair funding plan signed into law in 2015. Compared to the current schedule, this proposal would increase road repair funding by $325 million […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Tuesday, May 8, a number of local school districts and municipalities throughout the state will be holding elections. For a list of counties, please click here. The annual Tulip Time Festival will be held from May to May 13 […]

What is a cooperative contract? Cooperative contracts are most widely used in public procurement i.e.: state and local governments, however, you will also find cooperatives in both K-12 and higher education.  These types of contracts involve the sharing of contracts between organizations.   As defined in the American Bar Association Model Procurement Code for State and […]