Insider Intelligence

In observance of the holiday season, the MLC offices will be closed beginning on December 24 and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021.

The holiday season is upon us.  I don’t know about you, but I like this time of year as things begin to slow down (although if you work in and around the legislature, you can never be sure when, and if, it WILL slow down!). You’ve got a few days off.  Family comes to town.  […]

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. Are We on the Verge of Another Financial Crisis? – Could climate change be the culprit of our next financial crisis? In 2021, the 9-to-5 Will […]

In a press conference this afternoon, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced changes to restrictions that were put in place due to a spike in COVID-19 cases last month. According to the governor, the restrictions that have been in place over the last several weeks helped the state lower three key metrics, which has allowed for the […]

The state’s scheduled minimum wage increase is not expected to go into effect on January 1, 2021. Under a 2018 law, the scheduled increases to the minimum wage don’t take effect when the state’s annual unemployment rate for the preceding calendar year is above 8.5%. The annual average rate from January through October is 10.2% […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Yasmine Isshak Poles to the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County. Currently she serves in private practice, specializing in criminal defense, custody, and employment matters. Prior to that Ms. Isshak Poles served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Macomb County for 12 years. Ms. Isshak Poles is a […]

Nine additional locations in Michigan will soon offer electric vehicle fast charging stations under a second round of grants awarded by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The $448,204 in funding will continue to build out a network of direct current fast chargers the department is partially funding at locations around the […]

The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced that its office of the Clean Water Public Advocate has published the 2020 Annual Accountability Report. The report highlights of the efforts of the Office of the Clean Water Public Advocate, as well as collective efforts between state agencies to improve drinking water quality. Additionally, […]