Insider Intelligence

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) filed a lawsuit that would order Wolverine World Wide to provide long-term solutions for Kent County residents affected by PFAS contamination in areas the state believes contains Wolverine waste. The complaint was filed on January 10, in the U.S. District Court, Western District, Southern Division. Under the complaint, the […]

This week, the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes released their 2017 State of the Great Lakes Report. The annual report reflects on the past year, recognizes accomplishments in protecting and restoring water resources, and identifies obstacles to tackle to ensure healthy natural resources and communities. The report also includes information on the 40-year anniversary […]

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, state offices will be closed on Monday, January 15. The House and Senate will resume their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Thursday, January 18, the House and Senate Transportation Committees will hold a joint hearing on the impact of federal regulation on the trucking industry […]

Today, the biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference was held in Lansing. The conference included members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the directors of the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, the State Treasurer, Nick Khouri, and the State Budget Director, Al Pscholka.  After hearing testimony from the Research Seminar on Quantitative Economics at the […]

Throughout my career I’ve been fortunate to work in two of the three branches of government, and have substantial interaction with the third one.  I spent several years working in the Michigan House and Senate before eventually joining Governor John Engler’s team in the Executive Office.  And as a lobbyist I have the privilege of […]

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. How Politics Breaks our Brains – We are partisan by nature, why is that and how can we fight our natural instinct to work with those […]

A Michigan chief deputy Attorney General was nominated by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to a federal appointment. The Michigan Supreme Court released their list of oral arguments for January, including a case involving a former Senator and his plea deal that included an agreement to not fun for office for five years. Lt. Governor […]

This week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the appointment of Michigan Chief Deputy Attorney General, Matthew Schneider, as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Following this appointment, President Donald Trump has 120-days to formally nominate Mr. Schneider or nominate another person as the attorney for this district. Prior to serving as […]