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State Representative Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) was selected to serve as Deputy House Democratic Caucus Chairperson, under the newly-elected Democratic Caucus Chairperson Representative Adam Zemke (D-Ann Arbor). House Democratic Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) selected Representative Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) will serve as the House Democratic Caucus’ Constituent Services Chairwoman and Representative Donna Lasinski (D-Scio Township) will […]

Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive) has announced several changes to his staff.  In addition to recently naming Craig Ryan as his new Chief of Staff, Meekhof has announced that Scott Hughes will serve as General Counsel and Deputy Chief of staff, a promotion from his prior role of Majority Counsel.  Jennifer Merchant has […]

Local communities and organizations can apply for funding from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, to be used to improve recycling programs.  The grants are part of Governor Rick Snyder’s initiative to double the state’s recycling rate as part of his Recycling Imitative first announced in April 2014.  Up to $500,000 is available to Michigan […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder announced “The Michigan Invasive Carp Challenge.”  Using a $1 million appropriation authorized by the Governor and the Michigan Legislature, the challenge seeks to find the best solutions to tackle the looming crisis posed by invasive species in the Great Lakes.  The goal is to find the most cost effective manner […]

Registration has opened for the “Water Infrastructure Conference: A National Conversation in Flint”.  The conference is bringing together local governments and key stakeholders in a national conversation about the urgent need for reinvestment in critical water infrastructure.  The conference will be held March 7-9, 2017 at the Riverfront Banquet Facility in Flint.  Attendees will include […]

Below is a snapshot of some of the legislation that was introduced this week: SB 54 – Allows a resident at the age of 16 to preregister to vote SB 55 – Creates no-reason absentee voting SB 56 – Allows online voter registration SB 69 – Makes changes to what information is disclosed during the […]

The Governor’s 21st Century Education Commission will hold its northern Michigan listening tour stop on Monday, January 30 at Traverse City Central High School.  The event was originally scheduled for January 5, but was postponed due to weather conditions.  For more information, or to RSVP, please click here. The House and Senate are scheduled to […]

Along with the standing committees, House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Township) announced the membership of the Appropriations Subcommittees. Agriculture and Rural Development Chair, Representative Roger Victory Vice Chair, Representative Mary Whiteford Minority Vice Chair, Representative Jon Hoadley Representative Kim LaSata Representative Dave Pagel Representative David LaGrand Community Colleges Chair, Representative Chris Afendoulis Vice Chair, Representative […]