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. 5 Ways to Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking – You don’t have to get over your fear of public speaking, just learn to lessen […]

MLC lobbyist Tim Ward details what you can do to help change the current political climate. Governor Snyder unveiled his “Marshall Plan for Talent,” which calls for a $100 million investment. The House of Representatives passed additional funding for infrastructure improvement. The director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced she is stepping […]

Yesterday, Governor Rick Snyder unveiled his “Marshall Plan for Talent,” something he first announced in this year’s State of the State address. The plan calls for investing $100 million in new funding dedicated to innovative programs, including competency-based certification, assistance for schools to improve curricula and classroom equipment, scholarships and stipends, and support for career […]

This week the House unanimously voted to appropriate an additional $175 million for infrastructure improvements in the current fiscal year. The plan uses money left over from a previous state government budget cycle and is already available, therefore they won’t need to make any budget cuts or increase or add fees to fund the proposal. […]

This morning it was announced that Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Jamie Clover Adams is stepping down, effective March 3, 2018. She has accepted a new position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as an advisor in the office of the secretary. Ms. Clover Adams was appointed to her current role […]

This week, the House Energy Policy Committee heard testimony on legislation expanding electric choice to the agriculture industry. The bill was sponsored by Representative Gary Glenn (R-Williams Township), who also serves as Chairman of the committee. Under his proposal, those in agricultural production or processing operations would be allowed to purchase their electricity from an […]

This week, a three-bill package was introduced in the Senate aimed at facilitating positive interactions between law enforcement officers and civilians during traffic stops. The bills direct the Secretary of State and the Michigan State Police to develop a program on how to interact with law enforcement during a traffic stop. The guidelines would be […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Tuesday, February 27, Michigan Supreme Court Justice McCormack and Chief Appeals Court Judge Talbot will present to the Senate Appropriations Judiciary Subcommittee. To kick off March is Reading month, Michigan author Jonathan Rand will be at the State Capitol […]