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This week, the House passed legislation that would waive or prorate certain state fees for businesses. The plan would waive 2022 annual renewal fees for various business liquor licenses and prorate or offer a credit for individual fees for the time that a professional license or registration couldn’t be used due to the state of […]

The House has tentatively scheduled session for Tuesday – Thursday, while the Senate is scheduled to hold session on Wednesday.

Legendry basketball coach, Mike Kryzewski announced his retirement earlier this month. While most would see him as the most successful basketball coach of all time, his current and former players would consider him their greatest teacher. Coach K used basketball as a vehicle to provide young men a space for personal growth and introspection. Many […]

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Republicans Care More About the Climate if You Speak Their Language – Can the word choice in communicating a message make all the difference? During the […]

A bill appropriating over $4 billion in federal funding was passed by the Senate. Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined members of the House Democratic and Republican caucuses to unveil a plan to enact childcare reforms, with the goal of establishing a more accessible, higher quality childcare system. The Senate passed legislation introduced by Senate Appropriations Committee […]

A bill appropriating over $4 billion in federal funding was passed by the Senate this week. The majority of the available funds were part of federal American Rescue Plan dollars, sent to states to use with some discretion, in response to the ongoing pandemic and the impact on students. Funding within the plan includes: $3.3 […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined members of the House Democratic and Republican caucuses this week to unveil a plan to enact childcare reforms, with the goal of establishing a more accessible, higher quality childcare system. The plan will prioritize high-quality care to ensure children are safe while also providing flexibility to support providers that depend on […]

The Senate passed legislation introduced by Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Senator Jim Stamas (R-Midland) changing the implementation date for the budget deadline. Two years ago, as part of the budget process, a July 1 deadline was enacted requiring the legislature to pass and present the budget to the governor by July 1, beginning in 2020. […]