Last Week on the MLC Blog

Liz Gullett

Oct 01, 2018

Often times campaigns get caught in a fog and lose sight of the big picture. In his latest post, MLC lobbyist Matt Sowash shared some key tips that he’s learned during his years advising campaigns.

The Michigan House voted to approve online voter registration.

The House Michigan Competitiveness Committee reported a four-bill package aimed at protecting the Great Lakes by strengthening pipeline safety standards.

The Senate approved of legislation increasing protections for judges and peace officers.

The House passed a three-bill package seeking to deter election fraud by clarifying law to create clear penalties for falsely signing a petition or signing with multiple names.

In our weekly “Five Things We’re Reading” feature we shared articles on why Disney walked away from economic incentives worth millions of dollars, six ways artificial intelligence is changing business, plus more.

Incumbent Representative Steve Marino hopes to continue representing the people of the 24^th House District, but first will face a challenger on the ballot this November.

The open 25^th House seat has a 51% Republican base but is currently represented by a Democrat. Read more about the two candidates squaring off for the opportunity to represent this swing district.

In Macomb County, Representative Diana Farrington is running for a second term. This November she’ll face John Spica, an auto salesman from Sterling Heights.

A look at events during the week of September 29 – October 5, 2018.

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