Insider Intelligence

In observance of Thanksgiving the MLC offices will be closed on November 26 and 27. The House and Senate are wrapping up their three-week hunting break. The next scheduled session days are December 3 – 5. We anticipate that the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee will hold a hearing to consider House-passed gaming legislation.

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. How to Generate Real News in Divided Societies – Recently, a group gathered to discuss the shift in journalism from an industry reliant on their reputation […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Matt Sowash explored why people choose political-themed costumes for Halloween. Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for a special election to fill the vacant 34th House seat following the resignation of former State Representative Sheldon Neeley after he was elected Flint mayor. The Michigan Department of State released the 2020 […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has called for a special election to fill the vacant 34th House seat following the resignation of former State Representative Sheldon Neeley (D-Flint) after he was elected Flint mayor. The special primary election will be held on January 7, 2020 and the special general election will be held on March 10, 2020. […]

This week the Michigan Department of State released the 2020 presidential primary candidates list. Under state law, the Secretary of State is required to issue a list of individuals “generally advocated by the national news media to be potential presidential candidates” for the Republican and Democratic parties for the presidential primary election. Following the release, […]

Sally Williams, the Michigan Elections Director, has announced her retirement effective December 31. Ms. Williams has spent more than thirty-years working at the Department of State and has served in her current role since June 2017. She’s served in several roles throughout the department, including the Election Liaison Division director, assistant to the chief of […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation that reinstates the property tax exemption for renewable energy systems that was previously in effect. The bills allow for the exemption from personal property taxes as long as the renewable energy system offsets all or a portion of the energy use for the property and produce less than 150 kilowatts. […]

Neither the House or Senate or scheduled to hold session next week, as they are on their annual hunting break.