Insider Intelligence

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan, which allocates a portion of federal relief funding to support and invest in workers and small businesses. Under her plan, the state will increase incentives to boost wages, provide grants to small businesses to increase hiring, and expand access to childcare to help families […]

Under the umbrella of the MI Clean Water plan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced $5 million in funding to help communities strengthen drinking water infrastructure and ensure safe, affordable tap water statewide. The funding will assist state efforts to support local projects that improve drinking water systems. This includes, replacing lead service lines, enhancing water affordability […]

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.  Bring Your Old Clothes and This In-Store Recycling Machine Will Turn Them Into Something New – One well-known store is trying to make it easier for […]

This week, the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony on a bill seeking to reduce the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate in Michigan. Introduced by Senator Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo), the bill would lower the current rate of 6% to 5.5% from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 and another reduction would take place on January […]

The Michigan Public Service Commission released their Energy Appraisal Summer Outlook for 2021 this week. They are anticipating higher gas prices this summer as restrictions related to COVID-19 are eased and economic activity rebounds. Overall projections on energy supply and demand remain uncertain as Michigan continues to adjust to the impacts of the pandemic. Some […]

John E. Johnson, Jr. has been named interim director of the Department of Civil Rights by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Mr. Johnson currently serves as the department’s legislative liaison and special advisor to the commission. He will begin his new role on June 2 and will continue to serve until the commission selects a […]

A bipartisan package of bills, making changes to the practice of policing in the state, was introduced in the Senate this week. Changes within the 12-bill package includes: Requiring the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) to develop guidelines for independent investigations of officer-involved deaths. Requires Use of Force policies for all police agencies. […]