Insider Intelligence

Through the general election on November 8, on every Tuesday and Thursday on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which due to the voter base the seat could be won by either the Democratic or Republican candidate.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available, in addition to a portion of […]

In the 108th House District, only the Democratic candidate has previously run for public office, will that advantage give him the edge in this 52% Republican base district? MLC helped Graduation Alliance establish relationships with key legislators in Michigan and helped pass legislation ten months ahead of schedule. While the Republican candidate in the 83rd […]

On Tuesday, Governor Rick Snyder signed Executive Directive 2016-2, seeking to improve the trust and cooperation between the public and members of law enforcement.  The directive tasks the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) to produce a public report addressing the topic of fostering public trust in law enforcement within one hundred and twenty […]

This week, the Michigan Supreme Court denied a request by Governor Rick Snyder to issue an opinion on state funding for private schools.  In the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year budget, there was an appropriation of $2.5 million to cover the costs for private schools to comply with state mandates placed on all K-12 schools.  After signing […]

On Thursday, Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill aiming to increase reading proficiency in Michigan.  The bill was approved by the legislature at the end of September (see previous article) following over a year of work on the final proposal.  The new law sets forth a plan that is aimed at increasing the reading proficiency […]

The second Presidential Debate will take place on Sunday, October 9 on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. The House and Senate are not scheduled to hold session.  The next scheduled session day is October 18 for the Senate and October 19 for the House. On Tuesday, October 11, the State Board of […]

Through the general election on November 8, on every Tuesday and Thursday on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which due to the voter base the seat could be won by either the Democratic or Republican candidate.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available, in addition to a portion of […]

Graduation Alliance, a private firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah provides students who have dropped out of school due to personal set-backs, with alternative education methods. The Graduation Alliance sought assistance from MLC to help them propose a monthly count date for returning out-of-school youth. With unevenly-weighted count days for Michigan’s public schools, drop-out […]