Insider Intelligence

Late last Friday afternoon it was announced that State Budget Director Al Pscholka is resigning, effecting February 28. Serving as his replacement will be the Governor’s Director of Strategy, John Walsh. “John will have big shoes to fill when he takes over Al’s role as budget director. But from our long relationship with John when […]

On Wednesday, the legislature took the rare step to override Governor Rick Snyder’s veto of legislation that would move up the date of the phaseout of sales tax on vehicle trade-ins by ten years. By a vote of 37-0, the Senate had no problem getting the necessary two-thirds vote approval of all members. Later the […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Tuesday, January 23, Governor Rick Snyder will give his eighth and final State of the State address at 7 p.m. Following the address, MLC will post a full recap of the speech on our blog. On Wednesday, January 24, […]

While everyone is dreaming about how they’d spend the recent massive Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, most folks don’t realize that they might be in line for a big win and they don’t even need to buy a lottery ticket. Each state keeps unclaimed property and there’s a good chance that your name or company […]

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. This is What Happened When I Scheduled Time to Procrastinate – Why should you schedule a block of time for something that most of us do […]

MLC President Tim Ward gave an insider’s view of the executive office. Several changes were announced within the Michigan Agency for Energy. Governor Rick Snyder called on the legislature to resolve the state income tax issue that occurred following recent federal tax reforms. The Department of Environmental Quality filed a lawsuit seeking long-term solutions for […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder signed an Executive Order restructuring the Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE). Additional changes will occur at the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) and the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board (PSAB) in response to MAE Executive Director Valerie Brader’s resignation from the administration, effective February 10. MAE Deputy Director Madhu Anderson will […]

On Monday, Governor Rick Snyder announced that he is asking the state legislature to take swift action on a state income tax exemption issue.  After recent federal tax reforms effectively eliminated the personal exemption at the state level, the Governor and Lt. Governor Brian Calley developed a proposal to restore the exemption. “The exemption on […]