Insider Intelligence

The House will be one step closer to having their full 110 members seated following special primary elections being held on Tuesday, March 1. Two seats were left open when the former representatives were elected to the Michigan Senate, one after the former representative won a local election, and the fourth was left open following […]

Under the latest funding proposal introduced, $1.4 billion would be appropriated to improve Michigan’s food security and invest in rural communities. The legislation, introduced by Senator Roger Victory (R-Georgetown Twp.), would make a number of large investments: $350 million for food distribution security and stability grants $144 million for bovine TB mitigation at beef and […]

Jessica Brosseau was named chief of staff to Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist. She’s been with the Whitmer-Gilchrist administration’s federal affairs team since day one. In the role as senior deputy director of federal affairs, Ms. Brosseau worked to advanced Michigan’s federal interests, with a focus on health care, economic development, workforce, and agriculture. Previously, she […]

On Tuesday, March 1, special primary elections will be held in four House seats. President Joe Biden will deliver the State of the Union on the evening of Tuesday, March 1. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.

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. Egypt’s Royal Mummies Are on The Move, And It’s Not Their First Road Trip – Via an all-out parade, 22 mummies were moved between museums in […]

Legislation reducing the personal and corporate income tax rates to 3.9% was passed by the Senate this week. Currently, Michigan’s corporate income tax rate is 6% and the personal income tax rate is 4.25%. Introduced by Senator Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), the bill also includes a $500 per child tax credit for children under the age […]

The Public Health Advisory urging masks to be worn in all indoor public settings, including schools, has been withdrawn. The update occurred in response to the decline of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Michigan. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), has stated the COVID-19 cycle can be broken down into three key phases: […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed $1.2 billion in supplemental funding. The appropriation utilizes federal funding to help keep schools in-person and bolster the healthcare workforce, among other key investments, including: $367.3 million to increase lab capacity to implement and oversee expanded COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and other monitoring activities $300 million for recruitment, retention, […]