Insider Intelligence

A bipartisan coalition of House members introduced legislation this week that seeks to modernize Michigan’s behavioral health system in order to improve services for residents. The plan would redesign the state’s current system with the goal of making it a more person-centered approach. It would replace the state’s 10 public Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs) […]

In observance of Memorial Day, the MLC office will be closed on Monday, May 31. 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. Ransome Attacks Are Spiking. Is Your Company Prepared? – Given the 150% increase in cyber-attacks during 2020 many companies are reviewing their security plans. Every Company […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Matt Sowash explained how a legislator turns an idea into a bill they can introduce. State revenue collections continue to outperform economic metrics, leading to additional money available as the legislature and governor work to finalize the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency is […]

State revenue collections continue to outperform economic metrics, leading to additional money available as the legislature and governor work to finalize the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The revised revenue was the key takeaway from today’s biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference held today in Lansing. The heads of the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, […]

Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is reinstating the work search requirements for unemployment benefit claimants starting May 30, 2021. The requirement had been suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic. Prior to that, it was a requirement under the state’s regular unemployment insurance program as well as federal benefit programs. There are a few […]

Quentin L. Messer, Jr. was appointed the new CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) by the MEDC Executive Committee. He currently works as the President and CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance, a position he’s held since 2015. Prior to that, he served as the assistant secretary at Louisiana Economic Development as […]

After serving in the role since September 2020, Department of Civil Rights Director James White is leaving to serve as interim Detroit Police Chief, beginning on June 1. He was selected as director last August by the Civil Rights Commission, who is responsible for appointing the head of the department. The Commission will begin the […]