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Under a bipartisan package, Michigan would become the first in the nation to establish a statewide charging network for electric vehicles.  Legislators in both chambers, and on both sides of the aisle, came together on the package to help support the growth of electric vehicles in Michigan. The package would: Create the Electric Vehicle Council […]

The House is tentatively scheduled to hold session on Tuesday, July 2. After that, the next scheduled session day for the House and Senate is Wednesday, July 10. However, that date is also tentative. In observance of Independence Day, the MLC offices will be closed on July 4 and 5. The next edition of Insider […]

It’s been featured on the History Channels’ Modern Marvels TV show, Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs has spent a day climbing its suspension cables, and most recently, Governor Gretchen Whitmer used it front and center in her campaign logo for Governor. The Mackinac Bridge is one of Michigan’s most iconic symbols and has been featured […]

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. Seeing Isn’t Believing – With the rise of manipulated videos online, this article provides ways for you to decipher truth from fiction. The Trump Economy House […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Tony Des Chenes explored the theories behind how the seventh-inning stretch in baseball started. The House Tax Policy Committee reported legislation that would put into law the mandate that online sellers collect the 6% state sales tax on all purchases. The May 2019 unemployment rate increased slightly to […]

The House Tax Policy Committee reported legislation that would put into law the mandate that online sellers collect the 6% state sales tax on all purchases. This proposal would codify into law the state practice that began in October 2018, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision, commonly known as the Wayfair ruling. Under the legislation, […]

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2019 increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.2%. During the month total employment was unchanged, while the number of unemployed moved up by 5,000. Last months’ rate was six-tenths higher than the national rate of 3.6%. In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area, the unemployment rate increased […]

In the hopes of developing strategies that support and promote opportunities in Michigan for girls and women in sports, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order creating a task force to help accomplish that goal. The Task Force on Women in Sports will be housed within the Department of State and chaired by Secretary of […]