Insider Intelligence

State, federal, and local officials came together at the Michigan High Water Coordinating Summit to find ways to work collaboratively and share resources to tackle the challenge of the state’s near-record high water levels. The participants agreed to form an ad hoc Michigan High Water Action Team, which will collaborate to: Identify available assets that […]

The MLC office will be closed on Monday, February 17 in observance of Presidents’ Day. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees will continue to meet to hear testimony on the items under their purview, along with overviews of the Executive Budget […]

Growing up as a rabid fan of the Detroit Red Wings in the 90’s and early 2000’s, some of my favorite players were members of the so-called “Grind Line”. Kirk Maltby, Chris Draper, and Joe Kocur (later replaced by Darrin McCarty) were the blue-collar players on the Red Wings. They weren’t the highest paid, they […]

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 Impeachment Trial: Is US Politics Beyond the Point of Repair? – Will the US ever move away from the current hyper-partisanship that has taken over […]

While the bitter January temperatures may have you dismayed, in his latest blog post MLC lobbyist Brendan Ringlever shared why Michigan is actually a great place to live and work. Governor Gretchen Whitmer presented her Executive Budget recommendations for the upcoming 2020-2021 Fiscal Year. The legislature is moving forward with a bill package that would […]

The legislature is moving forward with a bill package that would modernize the state’s ticket laws.  Currently, Michigan is one of only six states prohibiting the resale of tickets, regardless of the resale price. The proposal would update the laws, while providing consumer protections. Specifically, it would allow consumers the right to sell their tickets […]

This week, the House Transportation Committee heard testimony on the governor’s plan to issue bonds to pay for improvements to roads and bridges in Michigan. The Department of Transportation Director Paul Ajegba was on hand to provide an overview of the strategy. First called for in the State of the State, the plan, known as […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed three bills into law this week which help responsibly promote MI Festivals, Events & Spirits.  The changes to the MI Liquor Control Code allow for a special licenses for certain qualified organizations to host spirit sampling events up to six times per year, allows a spirit vendor to provide a festival […]