Insider Intelligence

On Thursday, January 12, the biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference was held in Lansing.  The conference included members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the directors of the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, the State Treasurer, Nick Khouri, and the incoming State Budget Director, Al Pscholka.  After hearing testimony from the Research Seminar on […]

Representative Patrick Green is serving his first term in the House of Representatives. He represents the 28th District, which comprises the city of Center Line and the western portion of the city of Warren. Prior to being elected in the House, Representative Green served on the Warren City Council.  He has served in leadership roles […]

Today, House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Township) revealed the committees for the upcoming 2017-2018 legislative term, along with the number of legislators who will serve on each committee.  The Speaker will announce the membership roaster for each committee in the coming weeks. Listed below are the committees, along with the number of members serving in […]

MLC client, the Michigan Soft Drink Association, is a non-profit trade organization representing the producers and distributors of carbonated soft drink beverages who have manufacturing operations in Michigan.  99% of their member’s soft drinks sold in Michigan are produced and distributed by more than 6,000 employees at 55 locations throughout Michigan.  The below content was […]

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. Make Your Work Resolutions Stick – This includes a helpful list of do’s and don’ts, very timely as we kick off 2017. The Enduring Myth That […]

First term Representative Thomas Albert answers why he ran for the legislature and more in our first MLC Capitol Spotlight of the new term. Governor Rick Snyder announced former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee will serve as the new State Budget Director. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and Governor Snyder announced the […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder announced the appointment of former Representative and House Appropriations Chairman Al Pscholka as the state’s Budget Director.  He will take over the position when John Roberts leaves in mid-February for a private-sector position.  Until then, Mr. Pscholka will work with Mr. Roberts as the Budget Office prepares to present the […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi announced the approval of a Second Amendment to the Tribal-State Gaming compact.  The amendment, which was agreed to by the parties in August 2016, was approved by the United States Department of the Interior’s Office of Indian Gaming Management by publication in […]