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. 4 Ways to Keep Politics from Dividing the Workplace: Because politics IS our business, MLC doesn’t face internal conflict over politics.  If you do, check this […]

MLC lobbyist Brendan Ringlever outlines how the state is hoping to reel in new businesses and grow existing industries. Named “Building Opportunity for All,” the House Democratic Caucus announced their 2018 agenda. Legislation providing $175 million in road funding is headed to the Governor after the legislature gave their final approval last week. Michigan tax […]

On Monday, the House Democratic Caucus, led by House Democratic Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing), released their priorities for the upcoming year. The agenda, titled “Building Opportunity for All,” calls for a new focus on working families and prioritizing legislation that would drive the state economy forward. One of the more notable proposals calls for […]

This week the Senate passed a House bill providing an additional $175 million in road funding for the current fiscal year. The funds will come from money left over from a previous budget cycle and won’t require any budget cuts or revenue increases to cover the cost. Governor Snyder’s budget proposal for the 2019 Fiscal […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder signed a package of legislation ensuring Michigan residents can continue to claim the personal income tax exemption on state and local taxes. After passing a federal tax reform at the end of last year, Congress set the value of the federal personal exemption at zero. Since the Michigan Income Tax […]

On Wednesday, Governor Rick Snyder announced the appointment of Robert Kengis to the 48th Circuit Court, Allegan County. He has worked as a prosecutor in Allegan County since 1992; serving as Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney from 2011 to 2016, before being elected Prosecuting Attorney in 2016. Judge Kengis earned a bachelor’s degree from the University […]

The House and Senate are scheduled for 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.

Economic Development is an adrenaline business and agencies seem to be operating out of a major fishing tournament marketing playbook.  Let’s stop and think about this a moment.  They identify the species they intend to pursue (business sectors), draw the best fishermen (business development managers), offer new, colorful, and enticing lures (big incentives), cast a […]