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Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her plan for a $250 million investment into state parks and trails across the state. The plan calls for using federal relief dollars to invest in parks and trails and address the backlog of park infrastructure projects, which will help support businesses and local economies. The funds will help modernize parks […]

In response to the backlog at Secretary of State branch offices, the Senate passed an extension to expiration dates of driver’s licenses and state identification cards. Branch offices have been overwhelmed and residents have been having difficulty scheduling appointments due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. These bills would retroactively extend expiration dates until […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.

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. This is the Entire Internet, Visualized as an 18th-Century Map of the World – This layout shows how websites such as Google and YouTube would look […]

The Senate Elections Committee reported a package of bills making reforms to voting laws in Michigan. The House passed legislation prohibiting a state agency or local government from issuing documentation certifying an individual has received the COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2021-02, which aims to make high-speed internet access more affordable and […]

This week, the Senate Elections Committee reported a package of bills making reforms to voting laws in Michigan. The bills focus on providing identification during the voting process. This includes, requiring anyone applying for an absentee ballot with the secretary of state or local clerk to provide either an official Michigan driver’s license number or […]

The House passed legislation prohibiting a state agency or local government from issuing documentation certifying an individual has received the COVID-19 vaccine. It would prohibit a state or local governmental entity from requiring vaccination documentation as a condition of receiving a public service. It also prohibits any governmental fees or penalties based on COVID-19 vaccination […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2021-02, which aims to make high-speed internet access more affordable and accessible statewide. It creates the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office, housed within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), that will be responsible for developing the state’s high-speed internet strategy and coordinating its funding and implementation. LEO will […]