Insider Intelligence

This week, Governor Rick Snyder signed an Executive Order creating a new council to ensure continued coordination of resources for individuals with disabilities.  The new Developmental Disabilities Council will be housed within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.  It will be comprised of twenty-one members appointed by the Governor and representing individuals with […]

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced that Matt Lori will serve as acting senior deputy director of the Policy, Planning, and Legislative Services Administration for DHHS effective October 31.  In this role, Mr. Lori will oversee Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Health Policy and Innovation, Legislative and Constituent Services, and the Office of Planning, which […]

On the evening of November 8, we will be tweeting statewide election results of key races throughout the evening.  To read our updates, please follow us @MLCMichigan. For MLC clients, if you’d prefer to get your information by text updates throughout the night, please email julie@mlcmi.com.  Please indicate if you want updates throughout the night […]

On Tuesday, November 8, the General Election will take place. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Wednesday and Thursday. The House is expected to elect leadership for the upcoming 2017-2018 Legislative Term.  MLC will email clients and post on our MLC Blog a full list of those elected to serve in […]

In our final election preview, MLC commissioned EPIC-MRA to survey voters in Michigan’s 61st House District, currently held by Republican Representative Brandt Iden. Running against Iden for a second consecutive election is Pastor John Fisher. In 2014, Iden defeated Mr. Fisher 48-43% with Libertarian candidate Michael Stampfler taking 9% of the vote. This district is […]

Next week, Michigan voters are taking to the polls to vote on several races.  On Tuesday, the MLC Blog outlined the two open Congressional seats in Michigan.  While Federal level races tend to get the most attention, state races are also important as they have a big effect on Michigan resident’s everyday lives. In the […]

With less than one-week to go before the November 8th election, all eyes are turning toward the 30th House District in Western Macomb County. This race is a matchup between Democratic candidate, Michael Notte, and Republican candidate, Diana Farrington, the wife of current representative, Jeff Farrington. Mr. Notte’s father, Richard Notte, served as Mayor of […]

While this election year the Presidential race is getting most of the media coverage, voters throughout Michigan will be voting on many important races next week. As is the case every two years, all of Michigan’s fourteen U.S. Representatives are up for reelection.  Of those, only two seats are open due to the current Congressional […]