Insider Intelligence

On Thursday, House Majority Floor Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) introduced a package of legislation moving the August primary date to June.  Under his proposal, while the month the elections would be held changes, the primary would continue to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in the month.  Representative Nesbitt’s legislation would not […]

                Front Row L to R:  Matthew Schulz, Lori Schulz, Senator Goeff Hansen, Sarah Schulkebir, Earl Peterson Middle Row L to R:  Don Williams, Wally Gonzales, Suzanne Sudek, Willy Lovin Back Row L to R:  Jason Richards, Tony D’Anna   On Thursday, MLC along with client, McDonald’s Corporate Government Affairs […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder signed into a law legislation that states signatures on petitions seeking to amend the Constitution or initiate legislation will no longer be valid if they are made more than 180 days before the petition was filed with the Secretary of State.  The change codifies what has been the existing practice […]

The House and Senate are beginning their summer in district work period.  The next scheduled session day for both chambers is July 13. The House Oversight and Ethics Committee is holding a joint hearing with the House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee on Monday, June 13, at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.  The committees […]

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 86th House District includes portions of Ionia County 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 9th House District is located in Southeast Michigan in […]

Primary Election Overview: 72nd House District 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 72nd House District […]

This week conference committees began reporting budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.  In addition to committee members coming to agreement on differences between the House and Senate versions of each budget, many budgets saw their overall funding decreased due to the lower than projected state revenue.  “Budgets were cut from original projections due to lower […]