Insider Intelligence

The Department of Natural Resources is hodling events around the state on August 11 – 12 for residents to view the Perseid meteor shower.  Participating Dark Sky Parks will stay open later than their normal closing times for viewing opportunities.  Dark Sky Parks are protected against light pollution and are views as ideal locations for […]

The Car Capital Auto Show is being held on Saturday, July 29 from 8 – 3:30 p.m. at the Michigan State Capitol.  For more information, please visit http://www.carcapitalautoshow.org/.

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. GOP Consultant: Kid Rock Would Be ‘Prohibitive Favorite’ If He Enters Michigan Senate Race – Could Kid Rock use the current momentum favoring non-politicians to win […]

On Tuesday, the Responsible Retirement Reform for Local Government Task Force released their report of recommendations.  The proposals are focused on addressing local pension and health care costs, ensuring retiree support, and providing more financial stability and effective delivery of local government services.  “The increasing costs of retirement benefits has been a major issue for […]

On Monday, House and Senate Democratic members announced their “Michigan Jobs First” plan aimed at keeping jobs and tax dollars in state.  The members stated that unlike other states, Michigan does not give meaningful financial preference to Michigan businesses and workers in contracts.  Under legislation that will be introduced, any Michigan employers and small businesses […]

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month declined to 3.8%, four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the prior month.  This is the lowest the rate has been since August 2000.  Additionally, Michigan’s rate was six-tenths of a percentage point below […]

The Michigan House Democratic caucus announced they will be holding statewide health care town halls in August and September, following a town hall meeting on July 17, which launched the series of stops.  They will be discussing the Michigan Health Care Bill of Rights, a resolution that was introduced and signed by every member of […]

This week, Speaker Tom Leonard (D-Dewitt Township) announced the formation of a mental health task force, with the goal of enabling residents facing mental health challenges to live happier, healthier, more independent lives.  The task force has been named the House C.A.R.E.S. task force, to highlight the key elements of the panel; Community, Access, Resources, […]