Insider Intelligence

You have finally made it, a meeting with the prime decision maker in a department that spends millions of dollars.   This is your opportunity to sell your company and products, except you ask a question that not only prevents the deal, but may prevent your chance at getting another meeting: “What can I do for […]

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. Woman Gain Record Power in State Legislatures – The 2020 election brought not only a change in presidency, but a change to the number of women […]

In his first blog post, MLC lobbyist Michael Griffie shared about his great-grandfather, who helped establish the first all-black settlement on the Great Plains. In partnership with the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus, we kicked off a series celebrating Black History throughout the year. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation appropriating Federal funds to help the state’s […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation appropriating Federal funds to help in the state’s response to the pandemic. This includes, a $2.25/hour wage increase for direct care workers, $283 million in emergency rental assistance, up to $110 million for vaccine administration, and up to $555 million for testing and tracing. However, the governor also […]

This week, the House passed two bills allowing a person to receive an expungement for a first offense of driving under the influence. The package was introduced on a bipartisan manner, by Representative Joe Bellino (R-Monroe) and Representative Tenisha Yancey (D-Harper Woods). The bills received bipartisan support in the House. The legislation does not apply […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed March as Michigan Food and Agriculture Month. This is done to celebrate Michigan’s farmers, the diversity of products grown and processed in our state, and the partnerships that keep our food and agriculture industry thriving. The state has been an ideal location for food and agriculture businesses due to our […]

Steve Silver, executive director of the Michigan PFAS Response Team (MPART), has announced his retirement. Mr. Silver has served in that role since 2019, prior to that he spent more than 30 years with the state environmental agency in several waste management roles. MPART is housed within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy […]

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