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It was announced this week that Representative Jason Sheppard (R-Temperance) will no longer serve as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, nor will he be a member of the committee.  Replacing him as chair will be Representative Diana Farrington (R-Utica).  Additionally, Representative Joe Graves (R-Linden) was added to the committee.

On Wednesday, the House Michigan Competitiveness Committee reported legislation exempting certain records related to purchasing and contracts from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  Last week on the MLC Blog, our in-house procurement specialist, Tony Des Chenes, provided a full overview of the legislation.  To read his blog post, please click here.  The bill has […]

MLC Capitol Spotlight: An Interview with Representative Darrin Camilleri Representative Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown Township) was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2016.  He represents the 23rd House District located in Wayne County, including Brownstown Township, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile Township, Huron Township, Trenton, and Woodhaven.  Representative Camilleri serves as an Assistant House […]

On Thursday, the House Republican caucus announced their action plan for the 2017-2018 legislative session.  Fifteen members of the caucus served on the Policy Development Committee, which worked to develop the plan, The Best Way Forward: Common-Sense Leadership for the People of Michigan.  “House Republican members will utilize the legislative process to pass legislation that […]

Following the resignation of former Representative Brian Banks last week, Governor Rick Snyder has called for a special election to fill the vacancy.  A special primary election for the seat will be held on August 8, 2017 and the special general election will be held on November 7, 2017.    Both dates coincide with elections already […]

This week, House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) announced the members who will fill the committee seats left vacant following the resignation of former Representative Brian Banks last week.  Below are the appointments: Representative Tim Greimel (D-Auburn Hills) – House Insurance Committee Minority Vice Chair (he already served on the committee, but he took over the […]

Representative Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) was first elected to the House of Representatives in November 2016 representing the 15th House District, which includes a portion of the City of Dearborn.  Prior to his election, he worked as a health care consultant and advisor and has served as a board member for the Michigan League of Conservation […]

This week, former State Representative Brian Banks (D-Harper Woods) resigned from office as part of a plea deal stemming from charges filed by Attorney General Bill Schuette.  The former legislator was charged in June 2016 with four criminal charges alleging he falsified documents to obtain a credit union loan.  Under the terms of the plea […]