Insider Intelligence

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. 1 in 4 Female Founders Have Considered Running for Office – An annual survey of women entrepreneurs found their political leanings vary from their male counterparts. […]

Do you know why September 17th is an important date in our nation’s history? In her latest post MLC lobbyist Cami Pendell shared why it’s a day to reflect and celebrate. Manipulating or limiting content on social networks would be outlawed in Michigan under a proposal by Representative John Reilly (R-Oakland Twp.). Legislation was introduced […]

Manipulating or limiting content on social networks would be outlawed in Michigan under a proposal by Representative John Reilly (R-Oakland Twp.). While providing testimony before the House Communications and Technology Committee this week, Representative Reilly stated his bill would ensure social media networks presenting themselves as content and viewpoint neutral treat all viewpoints equally. He […]

Legislation was introduced this week giving local governments authority to levy their own taxes to help pay for infrastructure improvements. The bipartisan package was introduced by Representative Jack O’Malley (R-Lake Ann) and Representative Tim Sneller (D-Burton). The proposal allows a local government to put on the ballot a registration fee or excise fuel tax, which […]

Legislation dealing with the increasing problem of porch theft was signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer this week. Introduced by Senator Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.), the new law creates state penalties for stealing mail or packages that are left in or near a mailbox. If convicted, a person would face a misdemeanor or one year in […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined 14 other governors this week to send a bipartisan letter to congress addressing PFAS. The letter encourages the United States Senate and the U.S. House Armed Services Committee to include several key PFAS provisions in the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act. At current and former military bases across the country, firefighting […]

In another step toward increasing recycling in Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a directive expanding recycling within state government.  Over recent years, the State of Michigan has made an effort to establish a plan for tracking and improving recycling and waste management practices in state facilities. These efforts have increased the number of materials recycled […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.