Insider Intelligence

Emily Eggenberger spent this past semester interning at MLC. Before she left, I asked her to share some thoughts on why she chose the internship and what she’s learned over the course of the last few months. On August 27th, 2009, a young fourth grader visited the Michigan State Capitol with her mom for the […]

As a follow up to their Action Plan, the House Republican caucus has released an update on movement toward their outlined goals. The report provides status updates to the various proposals they had set forth, including reducing car insurance rates, ensuring clean drinking water, criminal justice reform, and more. To view the full progress report, […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Donald Trump highlighting the need for consistent federal action for a new lock in Sault Ste. Marie and the critical issues impacting the Great Lakes. In her letter, she stressed the importance of the Soo Locks to the state’s economy and the nation’s defense. Highlighting the role […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2019-19 creating the Michigan Poverty Task Force. Housed with the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, the task force will be comprised of directors or the directors’ designees from a number of state departments and agencies. They will convene their first meeting in January 2020 and will […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined a delegation of 10 other Secretaries of State to visit Israel with the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange. The program featured in-depth discussions on cybersecurity policies and practices at the state, local, and federal level as it relates to business services, election administration, and records management. The weeklong education […]

The House and Senate continue their holiday break, during that time they are not scheduled to hold session or committee hearings. The next scheduled session day is Wednesday, January 8. In observance of the holidays, the MLC offices will be closed from December 24 – January 1.

2019 has been a year of new beginnings for Michigan’s legislature and state government. With a new Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, House Speaker, Senate Majority Leader, and over 40 new legislators, state government has welcomed a significant number of new faces this year, as well as seen individuals return, but in new and […]

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. Do You Need Charisma to Be a Great Public Speaker? – There are many attributes that help a person be a good speaker, none of which […]