Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Wednesday, September 29, Governor Whitmer will sign the recently passed state budget at a ceremony in Lansing. The last stop on the Small Business Summit will take place on September 30 in Lansing. This event is geared specifically towards […]

That phrase is spoken countless times across the country on a daily basis. But did you ever stop to think, where did this coffee come from? About seven years ago I started paying more attention to my coffee. It helped that I passed a new coffee shop, Strange Matter, on the way to work. Cara, […]

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. Why Business Leaders Need to Mandate the COVID-19 Vaccine – What impact can business leaders have on people’s views regarding the safety and efficacy of the […]

Stakeholders announced a deal had been reached to finalize the state budget prior to the start of the new fiscal year on October 1, 2021. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate last month declined by a tenth of a percentage point to 4.7%, according to the latest monthly jobs report released last week. House Speaker Jason […]

Stakeholders announced this week that a deal had been reached to finalize the state budget prior to the start of the new fiscal year on October 1, 2021. Senate Appropriations Chairman Jim Stamas (R-Midland), House Appropriations Chairman Thomas Albert (R-Lowell), and State Budget Director Dave Massaron, jointly announced they’ve come to an agreement to ensure […]

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate last month declined by a tenth of a percentage point to 4.7%. During the month, employment grew by 14,000, while unemployment declined by 3,000. This resulted in a monthly workforce advance of 11,000. During the month, the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area’s seasonally adjusted rate declined by two-tenths of a percentage […]

This week, House Speaker Jason Wentworth (R-Farwell), announced that Representative Pauline Wendzel (R-Watervliet) will serve as the chair of the House Commerce and Tourism Committee, effective immediately. She replaces Representative Steve Marino (R-Harrison Twp.). Representative Wendzel is serving her second term in the House, representing the 79th district located in Berrien County. Additionally, she serves […]

Schools wouldn’t be allowed to require masks or vaccines not approved by the FDA under a bill package reported by the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee this week. Currently, there are guidelines under which a child may request a waiver from a mask requirement. However, under the bills a parent could simply request their […]