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On Saturday, April 9, the Michigan Democratic Party will hold its 2022 State Endorsement Convention to nominate candidates for the general election this November. While the convention is being held at Huntington Place in Detroit, it will have a live stream viewing option and remote voting. The candidates are as follows: Secretary of State Jocelyn […]

On Saturday, April 9, the Michigan Democratic Party will hold their 2022 State Endorsement Convention in Detroit. The House and Senate will resume their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.

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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. Gravity Jet Suit Will Turn Paramedics into Superheroes Like Iron Man – This new technology could be a game changer for certain life and death situations. […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a nearly $5 billion bipartisan supplemental funding bill. Sarah Szurpicki was named director of the Office of Sixty by 30. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced conferences on water infrastructure and recycling. Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a new robocall investigations partnership with the Federal Communications Commission. Due […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a nearly $5 billion bipartisan supplemental funding bill. The plan aims to improve Michigan’s transportation, water, and high-speed internet infrastructure throughout the state. Appropriations within the plan include: Nearly $2 billion to address critical water infrastructure needs, including: $712 million for clean water initiatives to address storm and wastewater […]

Sarah Szurpicki has been named director of the Office of Sixty by 30. The office is focused on implementing Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s goal of having at least 60% of Michigan’s population obtain a college degree or in-demand certificate by 2030. Additionally, in her role she will oversee all the operational activities and implementation of workforce […]

The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced a free virtual conference focused on the water infrastructure challenges faced by the Great Lakes region and solutions to those challenges. The conference will focus on sharing how Great Lakes states are addressing their water infrastructure challenges, imagining a better future, and mapping out how […]