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. 6 Months Ago He Looked Like This. Monday He Will Run the Boston Marathon – Not only did this man set out to do something incredible, […]

This week, some of the House and Senate Appropriation Subcommittees reported their budget recommendations for the upcoming 2018-2019 Fiscal Year. The budgets now move onto the full Appropriation Committees for consideration. “The House and Senate budgets do have items of differences between each other, and the administration. Those will be worked out later in the […]

During the beginning of this week, Governor Rick Snyder spent three days in Silicon Valley meeting with large tech companies, start-ups, and investors. Along with representatives from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, he met with new mobility, advanced technology, agriculture and manufacturing companies, participated in roundtables with technology experts, venture capitalists and CEOs. Additionally, the […]

This week members of the Senate Democratic Caucus introduced six bills making reforms to gun laws and school safety in response to the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Other states are also considering similar changes in the wake of February’s mass shooting. $100 million in funding for schools to hire counselors, social workers, armed […]

March’s revenue earmarked for the General Fund (GF) and School Aid Fund (SAF) totaled $1.4 billion, an increase of 17.5% from the prior year. The total revenue for the month was $43.8 million higher than prior estimates. GF collections were $35.4 million above estimates and the SAF revenue was also higher by $12 million. Net […]

On Sunday, April 15, the Michigan Democratic Party will hold their Endorsement Convention in Detroit. At the convention members will pick their preferred candidates for Secretary of State, Attorney General, and for the Michigan Supreme Court. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Tuesday, April 17, […]

Managing a campaign, especially a large one, is a tremendous amount of work.  Each day is 12-18 hour days, 7 days a week.  The days can be grueling, but also extremely rewarding. It may seem like a contradiction, but managing the campaign is also a simple life.  There is no gray area. The goal is […]

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. In a Gamble to Make Climate Change a Political Win, a Governor Pursues a Carbon Tax – As a possible presidential candidate, this governor is already […]