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. Yes, Uber Really Is Killing the Parking Business – With Uber’s expansive operations in Michigan, have Michigan cities altered any of their parking requirements? The Least […]

MLC lobbyist Cami Pendell explains what happens if the governor vetoes a bill. Former State Senator Bert Johnson resigned from the Michigan Senate. Legislation was introduced creating the Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Board. Governor Snyder signed legislation providing framework for upgrading Michigan’s 911 system. Michigan’s plan to improve the water quality of Lake Erie was […]

Last Friday, State Senator Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park) resigned his seat in the Michigan Senate. The announcement came after he pled guilty to charges stemming from an investigation into a ghost employee. The former Senator waived his right to hold public office as part of the guilty admission. Governor Rick Snyder can call for a […]

Representative Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown Township) and Representative LaTanya Garrett (D-Detroit) have introduced two bills making reforms to prescription drugs in Michigan. The legislation creates the Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Board, consisting of thirteen people. Members on the board include consumer health advocacy groups, a pharmacy benefit manager, health insurers, and state department heads. The bills […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation providing a framework for upgrading all of Michigan’s 911 systems statewide. The state’s current system is nearly forty-years old and doesn’t account for today’s technology. Additionally, approximately 70% of emergency calls are made from cellphones that cannot accurately be traced with the current system. The law will modify […]

This week, state agencies submitted their final Lake Erie Domestic Action Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The plan is centered around Michigan’s strategies to improve water quality in Lake Erie and help reduce instances of harmful algal blooms. The final plan provides a detailed implementation timeline and identifies how each agency will be […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. House and Senate Appropriation Subcommittees will continue to meet throughout the week as they work on crafting the budget for the upcoming 2018 Fiscal Year.

When the Legislature passes a bill, the governor can opt to either approve or reject the piece of legislation from becoming law.  He can approve the bill by either signing it or if he doesn’t sign it within 14 days and the legislature is still in session, it will automatically become law.  If he decides […]