Insider Intelligence

This week, the Senate began introducing legislation for the new legislative term.  The first three bills aim to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law.  The first bill was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive), showing the importance of the proposal by the Senate Republican Leadership. Current state law requires that all construction firms […]

On Thursday, former Michigan Republican Party (MRP) Chairwomen Ronna Romney McDaniel was elected Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC).  At the end of last year, President-elect Donald Trump announced she was his choice to run the national party.  She replaces Reince Priebus, who left the top post at the RNC to serve as President-Elect […]

Below is a snapshot of some of the legislation that was introduced this week: HJR A – Creates a part-time legislature HB 4041, 4042 – Increases penalties for driving without a valid license HB 4044 – Unless allowed by a local ordinance, a prohibition on the sale and use of consumer fireworks HB 4045 – […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday. It is anticipated that House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-Dewitt Township) will announce committee assignments this week.  If that happens, we will post the full roster on our blog. Thursday, January 26 is the 180th anniversary of Michigan’s Statehood.

State Representative Beth Griffin (R-Mattawan) was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2016.  She represents the 66th House District, which includes all of Van Buren County, Alamo Township, Cooper Townships, and the City of Parchment in Kalamazoo County.  Prior to her election to the legislature, she was a guest teacher at […]

Tonight, before a joint convention of the Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives, Governor Rick Snyder delivered his seventh annual State of the State address.  He began by speaking about the successes within the state over the past year.  Governor Snyder emphasized the economic growth in the state.  Michigan has become a place that […]

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 Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer – Trump’s tweets will come and keep coming for at least four […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m., Governor Rick Snyder will be delivering his seventh State of the State address before a Joint Convention of the Michigan Legislature at the State Capitol.  To view a live stream of the event, please visit http://house.michigan.gov/htv.asp.  Coverage will begin at 6 p.m. with the Joint Session of the […]