Insider Intelligence

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 Agonizing, 8-page Memo on How to Chauffeur a Congressman – Oh, please! A Japanese Doctor Who Studied Longevity-and Lived to 105-Said If You Must Retire, […]

Did you know that the last Sunday in June every year is declared “log cabin day”? Check out these interesting laws that have been on the books for decades!

By now, you’ve heard about Lt. Gov. Brian Calley’s campaign petitioning for an amendment on the 2018 ballot to give Michigan a part-time legislature.

Supporters are moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment to create an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. Michigan’s unemployment rate fell in July, as did the unemployment rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn market. Several local counties put their new voting equipment to the test during the primary election earlier this month, with great success. The Michigan CARES […]

On Thursday, the Board of State Canvassers gave their approval as to the form of a petition seeking to amend the state constitution and create an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.  Federal law requires states to redraw district maps every ten years after the latest census occurs.  Currently in Michigan, the task of redrawing the districts […]

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July declined from the prior month by one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.7%.  Total employment for the month declined by 18,000 and the number of unemployed declined by 7,000, making July the third consecutive month that the state’s workforce has been reduced.  While the month-to-month decline was marginal, […]

Last Tuesday, new voting equipment was put to the test during local elections held throughout the state.  In all, sixty-three jurisdictions in the state used the new equipment last week.  Many local clerks expressed their pleasure with the new equipment and stated election day went off without a hitch.   The new system uses digital optical […]

The Michigan House CARES Task Force is asking Michigan residents for ideas that could help with mental health challenges faced in the state.  The bipartisan task force was created earlier this year and is comprised of legislators who will work to develop legislation reforming Michigan’s mental health services; specifically addressing veterans’ care, substance abuse treatment, […]