Insider Intelligence

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the League of Women Voters have reached an agreement regarding the league’s claims challenging the constitutionality of the 2011 redistricting of Michigan’s state legislative and Congressional districts. As part of the agreement, the league agreed to drop all claims challenging the constitutionality of the Senate and Congressional districts. The […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the individuals that would succeed her in the event of a disaster under the Emergency Interim Succession Act. Under the Michigan constitution, the line of succession is as follows: lieutenant governor, the elected secretary of state, the elected attorney general, the president pro tempore of the Senate, and the speaker of […]

On February 2, the Michigan Democratic Party will hold their 2019 Spring State Convention in Detroit. The party will elect a Chair and two Vice Chairs of the party. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On Tuesday, February 5, President Donald Trump will deliver the State […]

By now, you are well aware that the 2018 Lame Duck session was historic.  Over 400 bills were sent to the governor’s desk by the 99th Legislature.  Governor Rick Snyder made it a point to either sign or veto the bills that were sent to him.  No bills lingered in between his administration winding down […]

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. Patton Oswalt Got into a Twitter War with a Trump Supporter – Then Helped Pay His Medical Bills – Good things can happen when people look […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Brendan Ringlever shared details on this year’s Gubernatorial Inauguration, as well as a bit of history of how the pageantry and celebrations first began. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson requested an opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel on the constitutionality of recent changes to Michigan’s initiative and referendum […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has requested an opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel on the constitutionality of changes to Michigan’s initiative and referendum process that was passed by the legislature and signed by the governor in December 2018. Within Public Act 608, Secretary Benson is specifically asking the Attorney General to determine the constitutionality […]

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported legislation making reforms to civil asset forfeiture laws in Michigan. Introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Township), the legislation requires an individual be convicted of or plead guilty to a crime before law enforcement can take ownership of personal property through the civil asset […]