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Through the primary election on August 2, on every Tuesday and Thursday on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 66th House District is located in Van Buren and […]

Through the primary election on August 2, on every Tuesday and Thursday on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 53rd House District is located in Washtenaw County and […]

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2016 was 4.6%, the lowest the rate has been since February 2001.  The rate is a decrease of one-tenth of a percentage point from the prior month, and seven-tenths of a percentage point below […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder announced leadership changes in both the Talent Investment Agency (TIA) and the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).  Serving as the new Director of TIA will be Wanda Stokes.  Currently, Ms. Stokes serves as Deputy Director at LARA.  Prior to that, she worked in the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection […]

On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin Drain issued an order halting Michigan’s new straight ticket voting law.  The law was passed by the legislature last December, following weeks of contentious debate and negotiations.  Despite the many concerns voiced at the time, Governor Rick Snyder signed the bill into law in January.  November’s General Election […]

This week, the Michigan Human Trafficking Commission, Attorney General Bill Schuette, the State Court Administrative Office, and the Department of Health and Human Services announced they will hold their first conference this fall.  The one-day conference will be held on Thursday, September 29 in Ann Arbor.  “This would be an excellent opportunity for interested parties […]

The House and Senate are continuing their summer in-district work period. The Democratic National Convention is being held July 25 – 28 in Philadelphia.

Through the primary election on August 2, on every Tuesday and Thursday on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 46th House District is located in Oakland County and […]