Insider Intelligence

This week, Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Twp.) Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, and Representative Lana Theis (R-Brighton) announced their plan to reform Michigan’s auto insurance system.  Michigan drivers pay the nation’s highest auto insurance premiums, averaging $2,400/year, nearly twice the national average.  Insurance rates are especially high in urban areas, including metro Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, […]

On Thursday, Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Twp.) announced a package of bills repealing the state’s driver responsibility fees and offering forgiveness to drivers who have been impacted by the policy.  Driver responsibility fees were passed in 2003, penalizing drivers with additional fees for offenses such as collecting multiple speeding tickets and driving without insurance.  Failure […]

As we wrote last week, legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate prohibiting local units of government from imposing an excise tax on the production, distribution, and sale of food.  The proposal was put forth after other cities nationwide have adopted such a tax, causing harm to grocery stores, food production, and employment […]

Lt. Governor Brian Calley announced that he will be hosting town halls throughout the state in the upcoming months.  According to the Lt. Governor, the goal of the meetings will be for him to hear about the issues impacting local communities, as well as listen and engage with residents throughout Michigan.  Lt. Governor Calley will […]

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported a package of six bills that seeks to increase safety for all motorists and cyclists in the state.  The legislation requires motorists to allow five feet of distance when passing a cyclist on either the left or right side, it would crack down on districted driving, and would […]

In the first of a two-part series, we’ll examine the people side of state government procurement.  I’ll help you drive down the questions of who are you marketing your product to? KNOW your market Is your target market the public sector?  If you are targeting the public sector to expand your business opportunities there is […]

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. Stop Letting Email Control Your Work Day – While the debate over whether email is dead rages on, here are some things we can all do […]

Get to Know the Freedom of Information Act. Why is parliamentary procedure vital to the running of the legislature? An effort to increase the minimum wage in Michigan moved forward. MLC President Tim Ward was elected to a national board. Legislation was introduced protecting food from being taxed at the local level. The Senate Health […]