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The 19th annual Pam Posthumus Signature Live Virtual Auction Event will be held on Tuesday, September 28, at 7 p.m. The event seeks to raise $500,000 in for the Children’s Trust Fund, which provides programming within all 83 counties. Money raised from the auction pays for programs such as food pantries, child development support, adverse […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday, however, September 23 is a tentative day for the Senate. The House and Senate are expected to move the state budget forward, including holding conference committees and  floor votes. The Detroit Regional Chamber is hosting its annual policy conference on Mackinac Island on […]

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. Former President George W. Bush Speaks at 9/11 Memorial Ceremony – On the 20th anniversary of September 11th, former President Bush delivered remarks, reminding Americans of […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a $200 million expansion to the MI Clean Water Plan to remove lead service lines across the state. Asymptomatic students may not have to quarantine for two weeks under certain conditions, according to updated guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Michigan State Historic Preservation […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a $200 million expansion to the MI Clean Water Plan to remove lead service lines across the state. This would be funded utilizing Federal American Rescue Plan funding. Included in the proposal, is $20 million to replace 100% of the lead service lines in Benton Harbor in five years. […]

Asymptomatic students may not have to quarantine for two weeks under certain conditions, according to updated guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the guidance, schools should continue to work with local health departments to quickly isolate COVID-19 cases among students and staff, identify close contacts of those cases, and […]

The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office has been awarded $750,000 from the National Park Service to support the preservation of historic buildings in rural communities along the Great Lakes. The funding will be used to address immediate needs along the four Great Lakes coastlines and promote long-term strategies that convey the role of historic preservation […]

A new partnership was announced aimed at advancing automotive and mobility technologies, while helping people and goods move safer and more efficiently across the border by land, air, and water. This will be a multi-year effort between the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, Ontario’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network, […]