Insider Intelligence

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 the date of special elections to fill the vacancies in two Senate Districts. A special primary election will be held on August 3, 2021 and the special general election will be held on November 2, 2021. Candidates have until April 20, 2021 to file to run for the seats in the […]

Senator Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway) will serve as the next Senate Majority Floor Leader. He currently serves as the assistant floor leader and will move into his new role following when current Majority Floor Leader Senator Peter MacGregor (R-Rockford) resigns at the end of the year. Senator MacGregor was elected Kent County Treasurer earlier this month […]

Every two years the legislature meets after Thanksgiving for the notorious lame duck legislative session. Historians believe the term lame duck was first used in 1863 in the Congressional Globe to define broken down politicians. It more commonly refers to legislative session after an election, but before the newly elected members take office. Over the […]

Following this week’s general election, the Senate will be short two members after they both won local elections. Senator Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Township) won his election for Macomb County prosecutor and Senator Peter MacGregor (R-Rockford) won his election for Kent County Treasurer. Once the two Senators take their new offices, the Senate, and the Republican […]

Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) announced the Senate is leading a coalition to address business needs as they deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus, led by Senator Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth). The goal of the coalition is to organize an approach of immediate recovery needs and long-term sustainable changes for the next time […]

After the November election, many pundits wrote story after story about the downfalls of divided government.  Currently, our national politics is the posterchild of how divided government can go wrong and that gave us little hope here in Michigan about what to expect heading into a divided state government.  With the Democratic governor looking to […]

Last Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) and Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) announced committee membership for the 2019-2020 legislative term. Standing Committees: Advice and Consent—Senator Lucido (Chair), Senator LaSata (Vice Chair), Senator Nesbitt, Senator McBroom, Senator Hertel Agriculture–Senator Daley (Chair), Senator Victory (Vice Chair), Senator Lauwers, Senator Ananich (Minority Vice Chair), Senator […]