Insider Intelligence

On Monday, Governor Rick Snyder announced the appointment of Judge Thomas Cameron to the 1st District Michigan Court of Appeals.  He currently sits on bench at the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County.  Prior to serving as a judge, Judge Cameron was an assistant attorney general and bureau chief in the Department of Attorney General […]

The House and Senate held a summer session on Wednesday, July 12 and both had the “Good Jobs” package on their agendas. Senate Bills 242-244 passed in the House with a 71-35 vote count, followed soon after by the Senate vote to concur in House amendments. The package was created to provide tax incentives to […]

During the summer session held this week, the House voted to allow charitable organizations to resume roadside fundraising activities. MLC’s client, the Lions Club of Michigan, had been hosting “Fill the Boot” drives for decades before an Attorney General ruling suspended all roadside donation events in the fall of 2016. Roadside fundraising has proven the […]

On Thursday, Governor Rick Snyder signed into a law a bill reforming the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System. Proponents of the change claim that pension programs have become a financial burden for public school systems and the MSPERS “hybrid” plan will no longer be available to new enrollees as of February 1, 2018. A […]

The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) is holding their annual meeting July 14 – 20 in San Diego.  The ULC is a nonprofit, nationwide organization that works to develop uniform state laws on issues that it is beneficial to have uniformity across the states.

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. Staff Departures Undermine GOP Legislative Agenda – Congress relies on the knowledge, experience, and expertise of key staff members.  How will the recent departures of several […]

Legislation was introduced updating fantasy sports laws and providing consumer protections. The group behind the push for a part-time legislature resubmitted their proposal with changed language. Under legislation signed by the Governor, a driver can show an electronic proof of registration when asked for by a law enforcement officer. Governor Snyder vetoed legislation creating a […]

This week, Representatives Aaron Miller (R-Sturgis) and Representative Jim Tedder (R-Clarkston) detailed their legislation aimed at updating state laws to keep pace with evolving technology and maintain the legality of fantasy sports services.  This is an important issue to the over 1.6 million people in Michigan who play fantasy sports each year. Highlights of the […]