Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees are beginning to meet to hear presentations for the subject matters within their purview.

The increase to the state’s minimum wage, which was set to go into effect on February 19, 2023, has been stopped under a ruling handed down by the Court of Appeals this afternoon. Additionally, expansions to the state’s earned sick time laws, providing workers with one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked […]

This evening, before a joint convention of the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives, Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her fifth State of the State address. Tonight, was historic for a number of reasons; this was the first in-person speech since before the pandemic, the first time both the House and Senate have Democratic majorities in […]

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. Long Before Silicon Valley, Scholars in Ancient Iraq Created an Intellectual Hub That Revolutionized Science – During the dark ages, this area became the “House of […]

In his latest post, MLC President Tim Ward reflected on some of the best new beginnings throughout his life. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was joined by members of the Senate and House Elections Committees to announce legislative plans to protect elections workers and voters. Following a unanimous vote of its members, the Michigan Legislative […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was joined by members of the Senate and House Elections Committees to announce legislative plans to protect elections workers and voters. The group plans to work on: Reintroducing and passing legislation to ban and increase the penalty for threatening, harassing, or doxxing election workers and for pressuring election officials to […]

Following a unanimous vote of its members, the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus (MLBC) announced their officers for the 102nd Legislature. The Executive Board consists of: Chairperson – Senator Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) Executive Vice Chairperson – Representative Amos O’Neal (D-Saginaw) First Vice Chairperson – Senator Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) Second Vice Chairperson – Representative Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac) Secretary – […]

Quentin Messer will continue to lead the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) after the executive committee approved a new four-year contract for the director. He began his leadership role with MEDC in July 2021. Prior to that, he was the president and CEO at the New Orleans Business Alliance. He also previously served as the […]