Insider Intelligence

On Monday, November 28, the Board of State Canvassers is meeting in Lansing to certify the results of the following election results: November 8, 2016 general election 4th Senate District special election 11th House District special election 28th House District special election Special election for the Regional Transit Authority This is the final step to […]

The Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics (RSQE) at the University of Michigan has released their most recent economic forecasts for both the state and the nation.  While this forecast wasn’t presented to state officials, RSQE has presented to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee’s January and May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conferences for decades.  The state […]

On Monday, Governor Rick Snyder and Lt. Governor Brian Calley joined state officials to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the American Center for Mobility at Willow Run in Ypsilanti Township.  The center will be a facility designed for research, education, testing, standards-convening, product development, validation and self-certification for connected and automated technologies as well as […]

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the MLC office will be closed on November 24 and 25. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, November 29 – December 1.

Read how MLC helped one of our clients neutralize legislation that would have harmed their ability to have business with the State of Michigan. Governor Snyder named a new director for the Department of Talent and Economic Development. The House Appropriations Chair for the upcoming legislative term was named. October’s unemployment rate increased slightly from […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder named Roger Curtis as Director of the Department of Talent and Economic Development (TED).  TED was created by Executive Order in 2014, with the goal of bringing together state job creation and economic development efforts.  Housed within TED, are the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, […]

This week, Speaker-elect Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Township) named Representative Laura Cox (R-Livonia) as House Appropriations Committee Chair for the upcoming legislative term.  “Congratulations to Representative Cox!  During her first term in office she’s been a thoughtful, deliberate, knowledgeable legislator.  She will bring those same qualities, and a diverse professional background, to the appropriations process while […]

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Michigan’s October unemployment rate was 4.7%, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from the prior month.  While the month-to-month rate increased, the rate was four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the October 2015 rate.  During the month of […]