Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Tuesday through Thursday; however, we don’t anticipate they will meet or hold votes.

Through the general election on November 8th, the MLC Blog will be highlighting races generally considered swing seats, ones either party could win because of the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 29th Senate District is located in west Michigan, including portions of Kent County, Grand Rapids, […]

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. What Spotify Data Shows About the Decline of English – A study conducted in more than 70 countries provides interesting insight into the listening habits of […]

Through the general election on November 8th, the MLC Blog will be highlighting races generally considered swing seats, ones either party could win because of the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 14th Michigan Senate District includes portions of Jackson and Washtenaw counties and a portion of […]

State revenue collections in July were up across the board from the prior year, continuing the upward trend in higher revenue. General Fund-General Purpose (GF-GP) collections came in at $95.8 million during the month, an increase of 7.9% from July 2021. Likewise, collections earmarked for the School Aid Fund (SAF) totaled $134.1 million, which was […]

Trail capacity along the Manistee County Rural Communities Multi-Use Trail will be expanded due to a $1.4 million grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. While Michigan residents have always enjoyed the use of the state’s natural resources, throughout the pandemic the number of residents utilizing outdoor recreation spaces has grown exponentially. […]

Representative Thomas Albert (R-Lowell), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said the state government should not pursue a budget supplemental this fall. The state coffers have a surplus of funds, due to an increase of state revenue collections, coupled with the additional Federal dollars received throughout the pandemic. After the legislature finalized the state budget […]

Two departments have teamed up for a series of discussions aimed at engaging the public to hear feedback on ways to strengthen protections of public health through the delivery of clean, safe water. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, along with the Department of Health and Human Services, will host two sessions this […]