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The House will hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule, while it’s anticipated the Senate will only hold session on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Wednesday, February 7, Governor Rick Snyder will present his recommendations for the upcoming Fiscal Year 18-19 budget.

Winston Churchill once said, “All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes”. This is never more true than with the bidding process. No one likes to lose, especially when bidding on a large contract. However, the State does provide a mechanism for bidders to receive insight into how their bid failed. […]

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. Can MOOCs Solve Your Training Problem? – Maybe online courses could be part of Michigan’s effort to increase training. This is How to Respond to a […]

MLC lobbyist Cami Pendell provides an overview of what citizens initiatives are and how they work. Governor Rick Snyder gave his eighth, and final, State of the State address. The House and Senate Democratic leaders gave their response to Governor Snyder’s State of the State. The legislature passed different proposals to keep the personal income […]

On Tuesday evening, following Governor Snyder’s State of the State address, the House and Senate Democratic caucuses came together to provide their response. House Democratic Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) and Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint), flanked by their fellow caucus members, spoke to reporters on their views of the shortcomings of the address […]

On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously voted to approve a package of bills providing tax credits to many residents. The two bills passed this week are companion bills to legislation the Senate passed last week increasing the personal exemption on income taxes to $5,000 by 2021. The legislation passed this week would create a $500 income […]

This week the House of Representatives approved House Concurrent Resolution No. 11 asking the federal government to clarify its position on the legality of marijuana. In 2008 Michigan voters approved a citizens-initiated ballot proposal allowing the medical use of marijuana. Similarly, twenty-eight other states have also passed legislation that conflicts with federal law. This creates […]

House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Twp.) announced changes to the memberships of a few committees following the resignation of former Representative Andy Schor after he took office as Mayor of Lansing. House Health Policy Committee – Representative Jim Ellison (D-Royal Oak) has been added to the committee. House Commerce and Trade Committee – Representative Sheldon […]