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The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced a combine total of more than $1.58 million in infrastructure grants awarded to expand recycling in Washtenaw County. The grants are part of the department’s strategy to support recycling infrastructure, improve the quality of recyclable materials, and promote market development using the Renew Michigan Fund. The […]

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. Don’t Focus on the Most Expressive Face in the Audience – How should we view the audience when speaking in order to avoid an attention bias? […]

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. Target Sales Just Shocked Wall Street – Here’s How CEO Brian Cornell Did It – Many businesses have been struggling during the pandemic, but Target has […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Craig Ryan explored how sometimes a seemingly small aspect in our life can create ripples throughout our world. Earlier this month, the House Democratic and Republican caucuses selected their leadership teams for the upcoming 2021-2022 legislative session. The American Beverage Association has selected Recycle Ann Arbor to receive […]

Earlier this month, the House Democratic and Republican caucuses selected their leadership teams for the upcoming 2021-2022 legislative session. Leaders are critical to the process and are often the driving forces behind major policy in the state. The leadership teams will work closely with leadership in the Senate, and with Governor Whitmer and her team, […]

The American Beverage Association has selected Recycle Ann Arbor to receive an investment under its Every Bottle Back initiative. The initiative is an effort to reduce the industry’s use of new plastic and keep bottles out of the environment. The investment will help Ann Arbor rebuild and reopen the city’s Materials Recovery Facility, which has […]

Speaker-Elect Jason Wentworth (R-Clare) appointed two new temporary committees that will serve over the next two to three months. The first is the Committee of Committees, which will work with both incoming and returning representatives to determine the best fit for committee assignments in the new legislative term beginning in January. It will be co-chaired […]