Insider Intelligence

This week, the Michigan Bureau of Elections released its audit findings for 136 Detroit precincts from the November 8, 2016 general election.  The findings largely site human error, not illegal activity, resulted in mismatches between the number of ballots and recorded voters.  The audit found the precinct imbalances were almost entirely caused by precinct worker […]

The Michigan Community Service Commission announced this week that nominations are being sought for the 2017 Governor’s Service Award.  The awards are given annually by the Governor to individuals, organizations, and businesses to acknowledge their commitment to serving their communities through volunteerism.  The awards will be presented at a celebration on August 21 in Detroit.  […]

Below is a snapshot of some of the legislation that was introduced this week. HB 4161 – Removes reasons as to why a precinct can’t recount election results. HB 4163 – Prohibits a school calendar from being a subject of collective bargaining. HB 4172 – Creates a misdemeanor for installing a nonoperative air bag. HB […]

February 10 -11, the Michigan Republican Party will hold their 2017 State Convention at the Lansing Center.  Among other elections, the party will elect a new State Chair. The Michigan Democratic Party will hold their 2017 State Convention on February 11 at the Cobo Center in Detroit.  They will also elect their State Chair. The […]

Representative Scott VanSingel (R-Grant) was first elected in November 2016 to represent the people of the 100th House District, which includes Lake, Oceana, and Newaygo counties.  Prior to his election, he worked in public accounting and owns a rental real estate company.  Representative VanSingel holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University and a Master […]

Today, before a joint House and Senate Appropriations Committee, Governor Rick Snyder, Lt. Governor Brian Calley, and the new State Budget Director Al Pscholka presented the executive budget recommendations for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year.  The overall budget recommendation totals $56.3 billion, an increase of 2.5% from the prior fiscal year’s budget.  Within the budget, 74% […]

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 Real Story of 2016 – With the presidential election in the rearview mirror, an intriguing series of articles by Nate Silver will take an in-depth […]

This week’s installment of the MLC Capitol Spotlight featuring Representative Sue Allor. The House introduced a package of bills opening the legislative and executive branches to Freedom of Information Act requests. Revenue for the month of December 2016 increased by just over 13% from the prior year. The Senate passed a large package of legislation […]