Insider Intelligence

Today, House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Township) announced the committee membership for the 2017-2018 legislative term, in addition to the chair, vice chair, and minority vice chair for each.  Below are the House committees with their members. Agriculture Chair, Representative Tom Barrett Vice Chair, Representative Julie Alexander Minority Vice Chair, Representative Brian Elder Representative Thomas […]

State Representative Michele Hoitenga (R-Manton) was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2016.  She represents the 102nd House District, which includes Wexford and Mecosta Counties and part of Osceola County.  Prior to being elected to the House, Representative Hoitenga served as the Mayor of Manton for three years.  She also served […]

For the Michigan Community College Association (MCCA), launching the Michigan New Jobs Training Program (MNJTP) represented a valuable opportunity to incentivize economic development. For those on the outside looking in, the program was perceived as having the potential to require state funds and adversely affecting existing Michigan Economic Development Corporation programs and goals. The MLC […]

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. Donald Trump’s Been Saying the Same Thing for 30 Years – Donald Trump’s talking points have remained steady for decades, including a prediction in 1990 that […]

Governor Rick Snyder delivered his seventh annual State of the State address, we have a wrap-up of highlights immediately following the address and additional details and key points on the content of the address. The House and Senate Democratic caucus’ respond to the Governor’s State of the State address, including concerns and questions they had […]

On Tuesday evening, Governor Rick Snyder delivered the annual State of the State address before a joint convention of the Michigan Legislature.  As stated in our blog post that evening, the Governor spent a significant amount of the time touting the successes seen throughout the state.  “As the Governor’s tenure winds down, he will continue […]

Following Tuesday’s State of the State address, House Democratic Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) and Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) provided the Democratic response to the address.  In it, they pledged to fight to enact policies benefiting working families.  The leaders also stated they would work to dismantle Republican policies, which they believe have […]

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0%.  During the month, the workforce grew by 14,000, as total employment grew by 9,000 and the number of unemployed increased by 5,000.  While the month-to-month […]