Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are scheduled for their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Wednesday, January 31, the House Agriculture Committee will hear a presentation by the Michigan Potato Industry Commission. Three of the Republican candidates for Governor are holding a town hall event in Jackson on January 31 at 7 p.m. The three […]

This November, Michiganders should expect to see several ballot questions placed before them during the general election.  This is because there are several pending citizens initiatives to create or amend statutory law, as well as amend the state constitution.  Other than the form the law takes, what is difference between these initiated efforts and why […]

Tonight, before a joint convention of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, Governor Rick Snyder delivered his eighth, and final, State of the State address. Unlike in past years, the Governor used examples throughout the address to highlight his points. Throughout the night he also gave credit to many individuals who have […]

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. At National Parks, the Confusing Reality of the Government Shutdown’s First Day – What happens in our nation’s parks when the government shuts down? How to […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m., Governor Rick Snyder will be delivering his final State of the State address before a Joint Convention of the Michigan Legislature at the State Capitol.   There are two sites to view a live stream of the event.  The first is http://house.michigan.gov/htv.asp where coverage begins at 6 p.m. with […]

MLC’s Brendan Ringlever lets everyone in on a little-known source of potential funds, the state’s Unclaimed Property Database. The legislature made movement towards keeping the personal exemption in Michigan following the federal tax reform. Governor Snyder announced special primary and general elections to fill an open Michigan House of Representatives seat. The State Budget Director […]

This week, the Senate passed legislation, 37-0, ensuring Michigan taxpayers can continue to claim the personal exemption on income taxes. Due to a quirk in current laws, Michigan’s exemption was tied to the federal government’s rate. Following the recent federal tax reform, which eliminated the exemption, taxpayers in Michigan would no longer be able to […]

Governor Rick Snyder announced dates for a special election to fill the vacant 68th House District. The special primary election will be held on August 7, while the special general election will be held on November 6. Both dates coincide with regularly scheduled elections. The special elections will only be to fill the remainder of […]