Insider Intelligence

Kate Massey has been appointed as the new Medicaid director by Robert Gordon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Most recently, Ms. Massey was chief executive officer for Magellan Complete Care of Virginia. She previously served as vice president for Medicaid and Medicare for Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States. Ms. […]

The House Democratic caucus announced a plan reforming auto insurance rates they say would bring a 40% reduction to Michigan’s high rates. Named the D.R.I.V.E. (Delivering Reduced Insurance Rates and Value to Every Michigander) plan, in addition to reducing rates, it aims to increase consumer protections, and end rate-setting practices such as red-lining. Specifics of […]

State Representative Larry Inman (R-Williamsburg) was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly offering to trade a vote for a campaign donation. The vote in question was on repealing Michigan’s prevailing wage law and the discussion occurred via text message. The indictment includes charges of attempted extortion, bribery, and lying to the FBI. Representative […]

For the first time since October 2018, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Michigan last month increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.1%. Despite this increase, the rate was two-tenths of a percentage point below the April 2018 rate of 4.3%. Last month, total employment grew by 7,000, while unemployment increased by 4,000, […]

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

Last week the Michigan House and Senate passed reforms to Michigan’s auto no-fault insurance system. In recent polling data, vehicle insurance rates are listed as one of the top two issues for Michigan voters. During the 2018 election cycle, auto insurance rates were a main policy theme of candidates on both sides of the aisle. […]

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.  The Last Column – A collection of writings by journalists who died while reporting the news. What’s the Secret to Reaching 111? ‘Avoid Dying,’ but ‘Porridge […]

In his latest post, MLC lobbyist and procurement specialist Tony Des Chenes shared how Artificial Intelligence may become more ubiquitous in state government in the future. The House and Senate both passed versions of legislation that would drastically change Michigan’s current auto insurance system. Steve Gray, a professor and attorney, was selected to lead Michigan’s […]