Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday. On Tuesday, February 21, the Director of the Department of Transportation, Kirk Steudle, will present to the House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee regarding the budget proposal. On Wednesday, February 22, Heidi Washington, Director of the Department of Corrections, will present to the Senate Appropriations […]

Representative Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) was first elected to the House of Representatives in November 2016 representing the 15th House District, which includes a portion of the City of Dearborn.  Prior to his election, he worked as a health care consultant and advisor and has served as a board member for the Michigan League of Conservation […]

When the state rolled out plans to assign a new Medicaid tax to hospitals and similar care institutions, Erickson Living – a Continuing Care Retirement Center (CRCC) – found itself on the list to be included. As CRCCs are focused on providing amenities that cater to any age post-retirement, its capabilities include offering many healthcare […]

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. SpotHero Reserved Parking App Comes to Detroit as Part of National Expansion – If you have to drive your own car to a city instead of […]

An interview with freshman legislator, Representative Scott VanSingel, from the 100th House District. Governor Rick Snyder presented his executive budget recommendations for the upcoming 2017-2018 Fiscal Year, totaling $56.3 billion. State Representative Brian Banks resigned his seat, effective immediately. Governor Rick Snyder created a task force to address pension and health care costs for retirees […]

This week, former State Representative Brian Banks (D-Harper Woods) resigned from office as part of a plea deal stemming from charges filed by Attorney General Bill Schuette.  The former legislator was charged in June 2016 with four criminal charges alleging he falsified documents to obtain a credit union loan.  Under the terms of the plea […]

On Monday, Governor Rick Snyder announced that he is creating a task force to address pension and health care costs for retirees and municipalities.  The Task Force on Responsible Retirement Reform for Local Government will bring together local and state officials with employee representatives to discuss problems with growing, unfunded, long-term liabilities.  The task force […]

On Thursday, Governor Rick Snyder announced the appointment of Dick Posthumus as his chief of staff.  Mr. Posthumus is a former state legislator and lieutenant governor, and has served as Governor Snyder’s senior advisor since he took office six years ago.  He takes over for former chief of staff, Jared Agen, who announced his resignation […]