Insider Intelligence

On Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced additional members of the Executive Office. Legislative Director – Greg Bird, Director of State Relations at Wayne State University, former press secretary to the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. Policy Director – Emily Laidlaw, associate at Karoub Associates and former Director of Government Relations at the Michigan […]

House Democratic Leader Christine Greig (D-Farmington Hills) announced the members of her leadership team for the 2019-2020 legislative term. Democratic Floor Leader – Representative Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) Assistant Democratic Floor Leader – Representative LaTanya Garrett (D-Detroit) Assistant Democratic Floor Leader – Representative Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) Assistant Democratic Floor Leader – Representative Alex Garza (D-Taylor) […]

This week, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) announced committee chairs and appropriations subcommittee chairs. This year there is a new committee devoted to advice and consent of gubernatorial appointments, in addition to a few changes of previous committees, such as the Education Committee will now also work on career readiness. Standing Committee Chairs Advice […]

Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) has announced the creation of the House Ways and Means Committee. The committee will review legislation after it has been approved by its original committee before sending it to the House floor. It will serve as one of four committees that will advance bills to the House floor. […]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is in the process of developing a new state long-range transportation plan, known as Michigan Mobility 2045, establishing a vision and priorities for transportation for 25 years. The department is seeking the opinions of the public, including a large and diverse group of Michigan residents and stakeholders representing groups […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, January 11, the biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference will be held in Lansing. Visit the MLC blog that afternoon for a full recap of the event. For an overview of what the conference is, please click here.

The purpose of the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC) is to make the best educated estimates on how much revenue the state can anticipate, based on various economic factors.  Every year, the Research Seminar on Quantitative Economics at the University of Michigan presents on their projected economic data, in addition to another industry leader.  Biannually, the CREC is held […]

This year will be remembered as one of the busiest, and longest lame ducks in Michigan history. In the flurry of the final weeks, there were a record number of bills that made it through the legislature, and a few notable proposals that stalled out.  Here’s a snapshot of what the legislature passed, and is headed to the governor:   SB 601 – A bill […]