Insider Intelligence

Legislation reforming local retiree benefits moved forward in the House and Senate. The Senate passed legislation keeping intact the half-mile rule for new liquor stores. On January 1, 2018, Michigan’s minimum hourly wage is scheduled to increase. Nominations are sought for the Governor’s Service Awards. Emergency Administrative Rules for Medical Marihuana were released by the […]

This week, the House and Senate passed identical bill packages making reforms to retiree benefits in local communities. Originally as introduced the bills would have made major reforms and included changes that police and firefighters believed would significantly reduce or remove their earned benefits.  Following a major push by stakeholders and several legislators, the House […]

On Wednesday, the Senate passed legislation that would keep in place a rule banning a new liquor store from opening within a half-mile of an existing store, with a few exemptions in place.  This rule had been a long-standing practice by the Liquor Control Commission (LCC) for years and a LCC rule for decades. However, […]

In accordance with the Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2014, Michigan’s minimum hourly wage will increase on January 1, 2018. For non-tipped employees, the rate will increase from $8.90/hour to $9.25/hour. The minimum wage will also increase for tipped employees as they are paid a percentage of the state’s hourly wage. When the Act was […]

Do you know of an individual, organization, or business who has a strong commitment to serving their community through volunteerism? If you do, the Michigan Community Service Commission is seeking nominations for the 2018 Governor’s Service Awards. Nominations must be submitted by January 31, 2018 by 5 p.m.  Online applications are available at www.michigan.gov/governorsserviceawards. Awards […]

On Monday, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) issued emergency administrative rules for the purpose of implementing the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA). The rules were signed by Governor Rick Snyder and are effective as of December 4, 2107, and will remain in effect for six months. During that time, the The […]

On Saturday, December 9, the Michigan Progressive Women’s Caucus is hosting a Women’s Health and Economic Summit from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Downriver Campus of Wayne County Community College in Taylor. Please click here for more information. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday. This is the […]

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. Presenting the 2018 30 Under 30: As Michigan continues to work towards securing its economic future, here are the types of innovators we should be looking […]