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With nearly 100,000 square miles, Michigan is ranked as the 11th largest state and the largest state east of the Mississippi.  While our highways and increased speed limits ease the pain of a long road trip, it still takes 8-hours to drive from Detroit to Houghton, MI – about the same time it takes to […]

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. 5 Tips to Have a Successful Year-End Review – How can you turn a year-end review from something you dread, to something helpful? Banning Micro-Targeted Political […]

During her trade mission to Israel, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a technology-based Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Michigan Civil Rights Commission has appointed acting director Mary Engelman to serve as the interim director for the department. A random drawing was held to determine the 250,000 registered Michigan voters who will receive an application to serve […]

During her trade mission to Israel, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a technology-based Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Entered into with Start Up-Nation Central, an Israel-based nonprofit, the MOU is based on collaborating on technology solutions with the hope they will improve opportunities and quality of life for Michigan citizens. Together, the State of Michigan and the […]

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission has appointed acting director Mary Engelman to serve as the interim director for the department. Previously, Ms. Engelman served as executive director of the Michigan Women’s Commission, deputy director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and since August as acting director of the department. The Michigan Department of Civil […]

A random drawing was held this week to determine the 250,000 registered Michigan voters who will receive an application to serve on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, which was created by a ballot initiative in 2018. Representatives from a third-party independent account firm randomly selected the names, while members of the public and media observed. […]

Members of Michigan’s tribal, state, and federal court systems assembled this week at the Michigan Hall of Justice in Lansing for the fall meeting of the Michigan Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum. The meeting, which coincides with the national Native American Heritage Month, was hosted by Justice Megan Cavanagh, who serves as the Michigan Supreme […]

Melissa Smiley has been appointed the new chief of staff for the Michigan Department of State by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson beginning January 6, 2020. Currently, she is the vice president of strategy and operations at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, and previously served as the deputy chief of staff for City of […]