Insider Intelligence

This week, the House of Representatives approved legislation increasing juror pay.  Representative Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.), introduced the bills in February with the goal of increasing juror pay by $5, if the state’s Juror Compensation Reimbursement Fund has more than $2 million over the two previous fiscal years.  The Juror Compensation Reimbursement Fund, reimburses local […]

Legislative session continues next week with the usual Tuesday – Thursday schedule. Get your clogs ready!  The annual Tulip Time festival in Holland is being held May 6-14.  For more information, please visit  http://www.tuliptime.com/. On Tuesday, May 9 at 4:30 pm, the MI Legislative Dutch Caucus will welcome the Ambassador from the Kingdom of the […]

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. Smart Cities Are Going to Be a Security Nightmare – Efficient government is highly desirable, but there are risks to how we get there.  How to […]

A Q&A with Representative Joe Bellino;  why did he choose to run for the legislature?  What individuals have shaped the legislator he will be?  These, plus more, in the latest edition of our Capitol Spotlight. Last week was the filing deadline to fill the open 1st Michigan House District.  We have a rundown of the […]

This week was the filing deadline for candidates seeking to fill the open 1st House District seat.  The seat is in Wayne County and includes Grosse Pointe Woods, Harper Woods, and portions of the City of Detroit and the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores.  The seat was left vacant following the resignation of former Representative […]

This week, Michelle Beebe was announced as the new director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA).  She was selected by Wanda Stokes, director of the Talent Investment Agency, which oversees the UIA.  Ms. Beebe will start her new role on May 8, 2017.  She replaces Acting Assistant Deputy Director Bruce Noll, who will continue to […]

This week, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees reported budgets for the upcoming 2017-2018 Fiscal Year.  Overall, both committees appropriated less funds than Governor Rick Snyder’s executive recommendations.  In their current forms, the House spends $482.6 million less and the Senate comes in $219.7 million below the Governor’s recommendations. As with prior years, the House […]

In accordance with new state law, the Department of Transportation and the Michigan State Police have identified areas throughout the state for which it would be most appropriate to increase speed limits.  They’ve identified 900 miles of non-freeway state highways for speed limit increase to 65 mph, and 600 miles of freeway for speed limit […]