Insider Intelligence

This week, the House unanimously passed legislation appropriating $880 million in Federal Aid in the response to the outbreak. The bill, which originated in the Senate, was returned to the chamber where they voted to concur in changes to the bill by the House. It will be sent to Governor Whitmer for her approval. Funding […]

The House approved of several measures aimed at helping restaurants who are facing declining revenue due to the pandemic. The bills would allow local municipalities to establish designated outdoor drinking areas where people can purchase and enjoy alcoholic beverages. In areas where the “social districts” are in place, people of legal drinking age can walk […]

Businesses or personal property owners who aren’t able to pay summer property taxes for this year may have their fees or interest waived if they sign an affidavit stating they have been financially impacted by COVID-19 under legislation that passed the House. Additionally, the proposal, introduced by Representative James Lower (R-Greenville) requires local tax collectors […]

In response to the flooding and dam failures last month, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a major disaster declaration. Last month, Governor Whitmer declared a State of Emergency for the counties affected by the dam failures and requested and received aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help […]

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

Just about three months ago many of us were thrust into a new way of living and working.  We began working from home, going to school from home, and not going out for much of anything.  The new “norm” that we were thrust into caused us to develop routines or habits to get through this […]

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. America’s Long Overdue Awakening to Systemic Racism – A look at the origins of systemic racism in the U.S. Loving the Lockdown – Not everyone is […]

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 6th House District is located in Wayne County and includes a portion of the City […]