Last Week on the MLC Blog

Liz Gullett

Mar 18, 2019

When can a governor call a special legislative session? In her latest post, MLC lobbyist Cami Pendell explained the how and the why of this rarely used tool.

The legislature and governor would be subjected to similar transparency laws as found in the Freedom of Information Act under legislation reported by the House Government Operations Committee.

Unless a person accused of a crime poses a danger to society, or is a flight risk, they would be released from custody pre-trial under a package announced.

Representative Alex Garza will serve as the Chair of Michigan’s Legislative Latino Caucus following caucus elections.

Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that hate crimes will be investigated and prosecuted by a new unit, housed within the Criminal Division of the Department of Attorney General.

Public schools would be required to carry trauma kits and train all staff members on how to use the kits under legislation introduced.

In our weekly “Five Things We’re Reading” feature we shared articles on how campaign designs are changing, how to avoid a decline in productivity during a work trip, plus more.

A look at events during the week of March 16 – 22, 2019.

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