Insider Intelligence

This week, former Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer filed paperwork to run in the Democratic Gubernatorial primary race in 2018.  By filing to run, this will allow her to set up a campaign committee, which she can use to fundraise and spend money.  There have been a few additional names floated as potential candidates in […]

On Wednesday, the Office of the Great Lakes (OGL) released their 2016 State of the Great Lakes report.  The OGL, housed within the Department of Environmental Quality, invited authors from state agencies, academia, and the private sector to discuss initiatives and events of note to the region and the watershed for the annual report.  The […]

On Thursday, it was announced that Sharon Moffett-Massey was reassigned from her role as director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA).  She will however, remain part of the leadership team.  The decision was announced by Wanda Stokes, director of the Talent Investment Agency (TIA), which houses the UIA.  Bruce Noll will serve as acting assistant […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder announced the appointment of Gail Majcher of Northville, as well as the reappointment of Sara Van Wormer of Ferndale to the Michigan Board of Psychology.  Appointees serve four-year terms expiring December 31, 2020.  Their appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Gail Majcher is a clinical […]

On Tuesday, January 10, President Barack Obama will give his farewell address in Chicago.  For more information, please click here. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Wednesday, January 11. On Wednesday, January 11 at 10 a.m., the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on […]

Representative Thomas Albert (R-Belding) was elected in November 2017 to represent the 86th House District.  He attended the University of Michigan, majoring in political science and history.  Following that, he enlisted in the Marine Corps as a commissioned officer.  During his service, he was deployed it Iraq in 2009.  After leaving active duty, he continued […]

In the previous blog post we highlighted the policy events of the past two years.  In addition to the active session in terms of legislation, there were quite a few shake ups to the membership of the legislature.  Throughout the past two years, the legislature has lost seven members between the two chambers.  Former Senator […]

The legislature addressed many major issues in the 2015-2016 session.  Some they were able to complete and others an agreement was never struck amongst the caucuses and chambers.  In the past two years, the House introduced 2,113 bills, while the Senate introduced 1,192 bills.  Many of the bills never saw any movement, including committee hearings […]