Insider Intelligence

Teamwork, we talk about it, we see it in sports, in our business life, and at home.  Teamwork can develop in some of the strangest and sometimes challenging places.  I recently had an experience that showed how teamwork, communication, and patience can lead to a successful outcome. It all started with a phone call at […]

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. Our Infrastructure Problem Is Mostly Just Old Age – Instead of focusing on creating new, state of the art infrastructure, would it be a better to […]

MLC lobbyist Craig Ryan explored the story behind the famous Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and why you should look at all sources for new ideas. Residents have until August 27, 2021, to submit comments on the proposed drafts of the 2022 Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices for Michigan. A Memorandum of Understanding that has Michigan […]

Residents have until August 27, 2021, to submit comments on the proposed drafts of the 2022 Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices (GAAMPs) for Michigan. The practices are reviewed each year by committees comprised of various experts and revised or updated, if necessary. All proposed GAAMPs changes are reviewed and approved by the Michigan Commission […]

A Memorandum of Understanding that has Michigan partnering with Ontario on how mobility technologies can improve the movement of people and goods across the border was signed today by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Canadian province’s officials. As part of the agreement, both the state of Michigan and the Canadian province have sent out a […]

After a series of recent safety and security issues in, on and around the Mackinac Bridge – including an unsubstantiated bomb threat last month that halted traffic across the bridge for nearly three hours – a House Committee held hearings to assess those threats as well as ask questions of those responsible for the safety […]

In a move that some have called a solution in search of a problem, the Michigan House approved a series of bills that would require that electronic poll books and vote tabulators be disconnected from the Internet during an election. The bills wouldn’t have an immediate impact as those machines currently aren’t connected to the […]

The Senate has scheduled session for Wednesday, August 25. The House does not have any scheduled session days. The next stop on the Small Business Summit will take place on August 23 in Mt. Pleasant. For more information, please click here.