Insider Intelligence

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a package of bills extending the sunset date and creating reporting requirements on Michigan’s very popular Dropout Recovery Program. The program is utilized by public school districts throughout Michigan to assist students with completing their high school degree after dropping out of school. It was created in 2012 to […]

Representative Mark Huizenga (R-Walker) presented to the House Appropriations Committee on the findings and recommendations of a task force reviewing IT projects in the state. As chair of the bipartisan Information Technology Task Force, Representative Huizenga reported the findings to the committee regarding the trend of overspending in IT projects by the state. “We wanted […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees will begin to hold budget hearings on the departments, and programs, within their purview.

With a focus on education and skills, health and families, and climate and water, State Budget Director Chris Kolb presented the Executive Budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2020 to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The total budget spending is $61.9 billion, an increase of 3.9% from the current […]

The temperature has fallen to 12 degrees and I’m writing this on the heels of a few acquaintances recently telling me that I’m nuts to still live in Michigan. “On the contrary,” I tell them.  Set aside the occasional deep winter chill and let’s remind each other of how livable the state is. It’s extremely […]

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. What’s Left of New York’s Dutch Past? – Parts of New York can trace their roots to their Dutch ancestry, such as how Wall Street got […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered the annual State of the State address. In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Tony Des Chenes shared why you should set resolutions for your company. The State Transportation Commission authorized the sale of $3.5 billion in road and bridge building bonds. Representative Yousef Rabhi and Senator Stephanie Chang introduced legislation […]

On Thursday, the State Transportation Commission authorized the sale of $3.5 billion in road and bridge building bonds. Called for by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in her State of the State address, the Commission unanimously voted to authorize the Department of Transportation to sell the bonds for 49 projects throughout the state. The vote also accelerates […]