Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate are tentatively scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday.

This summer Rachael Green, a second-year law student, has been interning with our firm. Before she leaves us to head back to school, I asked her to share some thoughts on her time at MLC. I went a different route when applying for internships during my first summer in law school, by applying to a […]

As we hit the dog days of summer, the state legislature has not met for votes since it adjourned in June. Some in the media, and people on social media, like to give the impression that legislators are on vacation lounging next to a pool, sipping a Mai Tai.   If legislators aren’t in Lansing […]

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. This Food-Delivery Robot Wants to Share the Bike Lane – One company is hoping to revolutionize how food is delivered to consumers. New Details Emerge About […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist and procurement specialist Tony Des Chenes shared his thoughts on how vendor’s can incorporate branding into their pitch during the procurement process. The House and Senate Committees on Agriculture are holding a special joint hearing this week to listen to the concerns of farmers and agricultural stakeholders. The […]

The House and Senate Committees on Agriculture are holding a special joint hearing next week to listen to the concerns of farmers and agricultural stakeholders. According to Representative Julie Alexander (R-Hanover), chairwoman of the House Agriculture Committee, the goal is to hear the concerns of those working in the industry as they navigate current challenges […]

The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) is seeking members of the public to join a new Citizens Advisory Workgroup (CAW) to advise the state on its ongoing response to PFAS contamination. In addition, members will represent the concerns of communities negatively impacted by PFAS, will keep the public informed, and will provide input and […]

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted to reprimand Agustin Arbulu, Director of the Department of Civil Rights, for comments they deemed inappropriate. Following the vote, Commission Chairwoman Alma Wheeler Smith issued the following statement, “We have determined that while the conduct of which the director was accused did not violate the law, his behavior fell […]