Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Wednesday, August 17, however no votes are scheduled. The Board of State Canvassers will meet on Friday, August 19 in Lansing.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is encouraging Michiganders working in public service to review the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to see if they qualify for federal student loan relief no later than October 31, 2022. Thousands have already utilized the program to pay off their debt, and over 148,000 more Michiganders may be eligible due to the […]

On Tuesday, during an event at Grand Rapids Community College, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II touted the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2023 budget’s inclusion of $55 million for the Michigan Reconnect program, calling it an affirmation of the program’s ongoing success in easing the path for working-age adults to earn a college degree or certificate.  The […]

Last week, the City of Lansing finished changing one-way streets downtown to two-way. The conversion had been discussed for almost 20 years. Work for this project has been ongoing and the final phase was completed over the weekend of August 6 and 7. The switch was done to make commuting around downtown easier since it […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Amy C. Clapp to serve on the 49th Circuit Court of Mecosta and Osceola Counties. She currently serves as prosecutor for Mecosta County, a role she’s been in since 2021. Prior to that she was the chief assistant prosecutor. Ms. Clapp has also worked as a private practice attorney, in the […]

Throughout my life, I’ve been blessed to serve on boards fitting my interests. As a youngster, it was the church youth board and then philanthropic and fraternity boards during college. Early in my career, I was asked by Lansing Mayor Nicholoff to fill his spot on the Tri-County Meals on Wheels board. Late in my […]

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Ten Futuristic Cities Set to Be Built Around the World – In the coming decade, ten cities are set to be built as urban centers focused […]

Increases to Michigan’s minimum wage and paid sick time requirements won’t go into effect until February 19, 2023. Jason Strayhorn has resigned from serving on the State Board of Education, effective immediately. The Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice has been altered in order to align with the requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention […]