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Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services announced the creation of the MiMortgage Relief Partnership with financial institutions in the state. Participating institutions will offer mortgage-payment forbearance for 90 days, allowing borrowers to reduce or delay their monthly mortgage payment. Additionally, they will waive or refund mortgage-related late fees for at […]

The Department of Insurance and Financial Services is hosting live online town hall meetings to help residents learn and ask questions about Michigan’s new auto insurance law. Last year, the legislature passed, and the governor approved of changes to the state’s prior no-fault auto insurance system. Those changes are implemented for new or renewed policies […]

The U.P. Energy Task Force submitted their 14 recommendations on propane availability to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. While working on the recommendations, they received more than 800 public comments. The final report includes recommendations to the legislature, the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health and Human Services, and […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Thursday, April 30, 2020.

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. Beyond Silicon Valley – There might be another successful path for technology start-ups to take. The Digital Burnout Was Coming. The Pandemic Is Expediting It. – […]

In his first blog post, MLC lobbyist Craig Ryan shared what burned Legos taught him about procrastination. The Senate Republican caucus outlined their five-phase plan to reopen the state and allow residents to live life while COVID-19 is still present. Following the passing of Representative Isaac Robinson on March 29, Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for […]

The Senate Republican caucus has outlined their five-phase plan to reopen the state and allow residents to live life while COVID-19 is still present. In their proposal, they redefine “essential” as “safe,” which would allow more places of business to open. It recognizes that different geographic locations are experiencing different levels of the outbreak and […]

Following the passing of Representative Isaac Robinson (D-Detroit) on March 29, Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for a special primary and general election to fill the vacant seat. The special primary election will be held on Tuesday, August 4 and the special general election will be held on Tuesday, November 3. Both dates coincide with the […]