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The House and Senate will begin their two-week break. During that time neither session nor committees are scheduled to meet.

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. Getting Back to the Basics of Human Connection – There are four steps to help you ease back into in-person working relationships. The Cow That Could […]

Special general elections were held in the open 8th and 28th Michigan Senate districts. Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist announced the creation of the Jobs Court program, which would put residents accused of low-level, nonviolent offenses in good-paying jobs in order to reduce recidivism and help businesses with worker shortages. Members of the House Democratic Caucus […]

This week, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist announced the creation of the Jobs Court program, which would put residents accused of low-level, nonviolent offenses in good-paying jobs in order to reduce recidivism and help businesses with worker shortages. Lt. Governor Gilchrist was joined by Attorney General Dana Nessel to launch the program at Goodwill Industries of […]

Members of the House Democratic Caucus announced their proposal making changes to voting laws in Michigan. The legislation is in response to voting reforms that members of the Republican Caucuses have introduced and are supporting. According to the Caucus, their package ensures free, fair, and accessible elections for all Michigan voters. They seek to accomplish […]

This week, the House approved of legislation requiring an audio recording of every meeting of a state licensing board, state commission panel, and state rule-making board. Under Michigan’s Open Meetings Act, the right to attend a public meeting includes the right to tape-record, videotape, broadcast live on radio, and telecast live on television the proceedings […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is appealing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial to activate the Public Assistance Program for Ionia, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. The original request was made to FEMA following heavy rainfall and flooding across southeast Michigan in late June. The appeal follows the completion of additional Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments with federal […]

Michigan businesses couldn’t be fined for a first-time civil violation of an emergency standard related to COVID-19 under legislation passed by the Senate this week. Under the House bill, the Michigan Occupation and Safety Health Administration(MIOSHA) couldn’t impose the fine, if the employer corrects the violation. Additionally, the plan would require MIOSHA to reimburse civil […]