Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate introduced legislation reforming retiree benefits in local communities. The U.S. Department of Education approved Michigan’s plan to comply with the Federal Every Student Succeeds Act. The legislature approved of a bill banning a legislator who resigns or is removed from office from running in the special election to fill the vacant […]

This week, the House and Senate introduced legislation making reforms to retiree benefits in local communities. Over the past month there has been increasing talk around the Capitol of making such changes in response to local governments who are facing unfunded liabilities. On Wednesday, police and firefighters, who receive local pensions and benefits, showed up […]

This week, Michigan’s plan to implement the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was approved by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a Michigan native.  According to Michigan State Superintendent Brian Whiston, the plan takes a “whole child” approach and is designed to do what is best for Michigan’s children. Michigan’s proposal will have less […]

This week the Senate passed a House bill that would change current law to say that a legislator who resigns or is removed from office can’t run in the special election to fill the remainder of their term.  Currently, if a legislator resigns or is removed from office prior to the end of their term, […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.

The Michigan Constitution requires that the Legislature adjourns “without day” each year of a regular session.  Adjourning “without day” means that the Legislature has not set a day in which it will reconvene, therefore it’s the final adjournment of the year.  Sine die, Latin for “without day”, triggers many important events for the state Legislature.  […]

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. Detroit: The Most Exciting City in America?: One writer’s journey exploring Detroit for all that it has to offer. Filling Essential Gaps in Nonprofit Leadership: Where […]

The State Recreation Passports program has been a highly successful program since its launch. In our latest “Five Things We’re Reading” feature, we have articles on Elon Musk’s decisions making process, how NYC is trying to tackle recidivism, plus more.