Insider Intelligence

Following the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling that blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan from moving forward until litigation is complete, the Michigan Agency for Energy has announced that they will suspend their activities to comply with the carbon rule and its timeline for submission until litigation is complete.  However, […]

Chairman of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC), Andrew Deloney, was voted chair-elect to the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) Board of Directors.  He will assume responsibilities in May 2016, when the current chair-elect becomes the chairman.  Mr. Deloney was originally appointed as an Administrative Commissioner to the MLCC in 2011 by Governor Rick […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder announced a plan that would hire fifty Flint residents to assist with water testing in the city.  The state is partnering with Orchards Children’s Services and the Flint YMCA’s Safe Places Program to hire and train the residents this month, to fill jobs on teams helping conduct water tests across […]

On Tuesday, January 19, Governor Rick Snyder delivered his sixth annual State of the State address, focusing on immediate challenges facing Michigan and the steps he is proposing to solve those problems.  As stated in our blog post that evening, the Governor focused a majority of his time on the Flint water crisis and Detroit […]

Tonight, Governor Rick Snyder delivered the annual State of the State address to a joint convention of the Michigan Legislature.  In what has been called the biggest speech of his career, the Governor spent the majority of his time focusing on the ongoing Flint water crisis. After his introductory remarks, the Governor shifted to talking […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 19, at 7:00 p.m., Governor Rick Snyder will be delivering his sixth State of the State address before a Joint Convention of the Michigan Legislature at the State Capitol. To view a live stream of the event, please visit http://house.michigan.gov/htv.asp.  Coverage will begin at 6 p.m. with the Joint Session of the […]

Yesterday, the biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference was held in Lansing.  The conference included members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the directors of the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, the State Treasurer, and the State Budget Director.  They heard testimony from the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics (RSQE), IHS Global Insight, and analysts […]

This week it was announced that Governor Rick Snyder will deliver his sixth State of the State address on Tuesday, January 19 at 7 p.m. As with previous years, MLC will email a recap of his address that night. Prior to the address, we will provide information on where it will be broadcasted.