Insider Intelligence

The State Board of Education is one step closer to selecting the next State Superintendent after choosing the three finalists. Following two days of public interviews and deliberation, the board announced the three finalists: Brenda Cassellius – Immediate past Minnesota Commissioner of Education Michael Rice – Superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools Jeanice Swift – Superintendent […]

Attorney General Dana Nessel has established a unit devoted to investigating claims of payroll fraud or misclassification. The Payroll Fraud Enforcement Unit will work with other departments and agencies to investigate and take appropriate actions under existing law when warranted. According to the Attorney General, the unit is meant to crack down on companies that […]

Electoral votes would be awarded by congressional district, instead of the current winner-take-all system, under legislation introduced by Representative Beau LaFave (R-Iron Mountain). Under the proposal, each political party would continue to choose candidates for presidential electors during its state convention. One presidential elector would be chosen from each congressional district, and two electors at […]

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

Campaigns create interesting promises…Winning an election creates incredible opportunities for the victors. But the vastness of change that occurs when we elect a new chief executive is unimaginable to the normal person. Put yourself in the position of taking over a company with nearly $60 billion in annual revenue as well as tens of thousands of […]

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.  Even Borrowers Agree, Student Debt Is Worth It – Although the financial commitment may be high, many financial experts agree a college education is the best […]

Spring means many things; flowers, baseball, and warmer days. But for MLC President Tim Ward it means one important thing – the end of cycling to nowhere fast. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Order creating the Michigan Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration. March’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady for the sixth […]

The state’s jail and court data will be reviewed under an Executive Order signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday. E.O. 2019-10 forms the Michigan Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, who will review the data to look for expanded alternatives to jail, safely reduce jail admissions and length of stay, and improve the […]