Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are continuing their summer recess and are not scheduled to hold session during the week.

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.  Lambda Variant of COVID-19 Might Be Resistant to Vaccines – A variant in South America is causing concern in the medical field due to the fact […]

Another round of COVID-19 dollars will make its way to residents after Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the latest appropriation of Federal relief funding. The Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted to appoint John E. Johnson, Jr. as permanent executive director of the Department of Civil Rights. On Tuesday, August 3, special primary elections will be held […]

Another round of COVID-19 dollars will make its way to residents after Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the latest appropriation of Federal relief funding. This week, the governor signed legislation appropriating $367.7 million in federal funding and $17 million in state funding, which is aimed at helping a variety of programs, including: $160 million to provide […]

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted this week to appoint John E. Johnson, Jr. as permanent executive director of the Department of Civil Rights. Mr. Johnson has been serving as interim executive director since May 24. Prior to his appointment as interim director, he served as the department’s legislative liaison and special advisor to the […]

On Tuesday, August 3, special primary elections will be held in two Senate districts. The primary winners will go on to the special general election this November. The winner of the general election will fill partial terms, ending January 1, 2023. The 8th Senate District was left open following the resignation of former Senator Pete […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her plan to make an investment in affordable housing in Michigan. This includes assistance for 6,000 residents, producing 2,000 rental housing units, and leveraging an additional $380 million in private funding. The $100 million of funding would come from federal relief dollars via the American Rescue Plan. The appropriation would need […]

State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks announced $2.7 million is being awarded to 16 municipalities through the Financially Distressed Cities, Villages, and Townships (FDCVT) Grant Program. Locals are eligible for the program if they are experiencing one or more conditions indicative of “probable financial stress” as defined in state law. The grants can be used to fund […]