Insider Intelligence

On Monday, Governor Rick Snyder announced the creation of the Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee (FWIACC) through executive order.  The goal of the committee is to bring together a wide range of experts to work on long-term solutions to the Flint water situation and ongoing public health concerns.  The group will analyze any long-term effects […]

The resignation of Dan Wyant, director of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was announced last week.  The announcement comes after months of harsh criticism and a recent task force report regarding the department’s handling of the elevated levels of lead found in the city of Flint’s drinking water.  In a statement, Governor Rick Snyder […]

As a result of the ongoing health and safety issues caused by elevated levels of lead in the City of Flint’s water, Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Genesee County.  The declaration makes available all state resources in cooperation with local response and recovery operations.  “The declaration not only makes […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder signed a piece of legislation eliminating straight ticket voting in Michigan.  Under the newly enacted law, a vote must be cast for each partisan race on a ballot, instead of casting one vote by party for all partisan races on the ballot.  It also includes a $5 million appropriation for […]

Late last month, Governor Rick Snyder signed two bills providing tax exemptions for data centers.  Specifically, they provide exemptions from the Use and Sales Taxes for items in a qualified data center, such as computers, servers, and routers, among others.  Currently, there are approximately forty data centers that would be eligible for the exemptions.  The […]

The busy holiday season is now behind us, and a new year has just begun. While we’re only a few days into 2016, the MLC team is already hard at work on behalf of our clients.  We look forward to the Governor’s State of the State later this month as he gives us his first […]

2015 has indeed been a golden year for us at MLC. Our 50th anniversary celebration was the highlight of the year. Governor Snyder’s presence at the event made the evening even more special, and in remarks focused on MLC’s staying power, he attributed the team’s success to the human element – citing their ethics, hard […]

Recall petitions filed against Governor Rick Snyder and Senator Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City) were denied this week by the Board of State Canvassers.  An individual filed the petition against Senator Schmidt due to the Senator’s vote on increasing road funding.  However, the petition language failed because it didn’t factually state clearly the reason for the […]