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On Saturday, February 13 at 9 p.m., CBS News is hosting a debate for Republican Presidential Candidates. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Tuesday – Thursday. On Tuesday, February 16, the House Criminal Justice Committee will consider a nineteen-bill package making several reforms to the state’s juvenile justice system. House and […]

Today, before a joint House and Senate Appropriations Committee, Governor Rick Snyder and State Budget Director John Roberts presented the executive budget recommendations for the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year.  The overall budget recommendation totals $54.9 billion, an increase of 0.8% over last year. Beginning his presentation, the Governor addressed four challenge areas; the Flint water crisis, […]

MLC is proud to announce the guest speakers for this year’s MLC Budget, Revenue, and Reform Conference. •    Lt. Governor Brian Calley •    Jarrod Agen, newly appointed Chief of Staff for Governor Rick Snyder •    Tim Skubik, dean of Michigan’s political press corps and anchor of Off the Record •    Mary Ann Cleary, Director, House […]

This week, the House Elections Committee reported legislation aimed at finding a solution to concerns raised by local governments and the education community after Governor Rick Snyder signed campaign finance changes into law last month.  The bill would allow local governments and schools to use mailers and media ads regarding ballot proposals, as long as […]

On Wednesday, Governor Rick Snyder announced that as part of his upcoming budget proposal on February 10, he would ask the legislature to approve a $30 million water consumption credit plan for the residents of Flint to keep their water service on and eliminate the need to pay for water they cannot completely trust to […]

This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee reported a bipartisan package of bills seeking to increase certain speed limits throughout the state.  The legislation could increase the speed limit to 75 miles per hour (mph) on approximately 600 miles of highway and from 55 to 60 mph on approximately 900 miles of trunklines.  Additionally, […]

On Tuesday, February 2, Governor Rick Snyder issued Executive Order 2016-4 creating the Office of Performance and Transformation (OPT).  The new office will be housed within the State Budget Office, and is tasked with working with state departments to establish a more effective system of customer service, performance measurement, and regulatory and business practices.  The […]

This week the Senate Education Committee reported a three-bill package aiming to reinforce Michigan’s current law barring teachers from striking, including court imposed fines of those participating in a strike.  The package is comprised of several provisions, including requiring the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to be notified by the superintendent of a public school employee’s […]