Insider Intelligence

In an effort to increase access to health care for Michigan residents, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills into law allowing for telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. The bipartisan package of bills changes the law to allow patients to visit their health care provider virtually from their home, school, or wherever their provider […]

This week a proposal was announced that aims to get students back into classrooms this fall in a safe manner given the continuing presence of COVID-19 in our lives. It would utilize federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to cover the $1.3 billion in appropriations outlined in the proposal. The plan, announced by Senate Majority Leader Mike […]

Legislation introduced this week aims to help schools and colleges save money on their electricity bills. Under the proposal, introduced by Representative John Reilly (R-Oakland Twp.), K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities, could buy electricity from any provider they chose. Currently, many educational institutions do not have the option to capitalize on potential savings through […]

In observance of Independence Day, the MLC offices will be closed on Friday, July 3.

Through the primary election on August 4 on the MLC Blog we will highlight races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 8th House District is located in Wayne County and includes a portion of the City […]

Sunday was the first official day of summer and for Michiganders that marks an end to nine-months of cold and darkness, and the start of the shortest three months of beautiful, warm summer weather. With the COVID-19 outbreak impacting our state, the start of Michigan’s “summer recess” has a disappointed feeling to it, especially for […]

Through the primary election on August 4 on the MLC Blog we will highlight races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 7th House District is located in Wayne County. It includes Highland Park and a portion […]

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. Trump’s Poll Numbers Are So Bad the GOP Is Starting to Panic About a ‘Wipeout’ – Party officials are worried about the president’s declining poll numbers, […]