Insider Intelligence

On Thursday, the House and Senate adopted resolutions recognizing Saturday, October 15, 2017, as the Ronald McDonald House Charities Global Day of Change in Michigan.  The event is in commemoration of the very first Ronald McDonald House that opened on October 15, 1974.  Ronald McDonald Homes serve to help families stay nearby when a child […]

This week, Representative Ben Frederick (R-Owosso) introduced a resolution requiring the Michigan Legislature to present a balanced budget to the governor by July 1 each year.  The resolution has received bipartisan support, as members of both political parties signed as co-sponsors of the legislation. His proposal would amend the Michigan Constitution to establish the deadline […]

This week, the Senate passed a House bill that prohibits local units of government from imposing an excise tax on the production, distribution, and sale of food.  During the committee process the legislation received support from a wide range of groups, including; the Small Business Association of Michigan, the Associated Food and Petroleum Dealers, the […]

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported legislation increasing punishments for drug dealers feeding the state’s growing opioid epidemic.  Under the bill, a person who illegally provides a Schedule 1 or 2 controlled substance, such as an opioid-based pain medication, that is the cause of serious injury to the user or another person would be […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. The Medical Marihuana Licensing Board is scheduled to hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 17, at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing.

Michigan has long been known as the car capitol of the world, a title for which we are proud.  So, is it feasible to think that a different form of transportation could gain a foothold in our state?  One market segment is hoping to do just that – bike share. Since first being introduced, many […]

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. The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction: While government and business leaders prepare SE Michigan to chase Amazon’s HQ2 in the near-term, […]

Legislation to prevent local governments from imposing a food tax moved forward. Committee hearings were held on the latest proposal to reform the state’s auto insurance. The House Affordable Energy Caucus adopted and announced their guiding principles. The House Law and Justice Committee reported legislation that aims to protect first responders. Given the increasing cyber […]