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On Friday, Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer made several announcements regarding cabinet members and executive office leadership.  Cabinet Members:  State Treasurer – Rachael Eubanks, Michigan Public Service Commissioner, worked in public finance  State Budget Director – Chris Kolb, President of the Michigan Environmental Council, former state representative  The Office of the State Employer – Liza Estlund Olson, Executive Director for the Service Employees […]

This week, Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer announced details on her upcoming swearing in ceremony as Michigan’s 49th governor. The ceremony, which will be held outside of the Capitol building, will take place on January 1, 2019, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The theme of the inaugural celebration is “Building Bridges Together,” reflecting campaign pledges she made to work together with a diverse […]

On January 9th at noon, the Michigan House of Representatives will hold their first session day for the 2019-2020 legislative term. Recently, Majority Floor Leader-elect Triston Cole (R-Mancelona) released the session schedule for the full upcoming year. The House is scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule except for the month of July and August, where they will hold one day each month. Additionally, there […]

For the month of November, Michigan’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9%, unchanged from the prior month. Last month’s rate was eight-tenths of a percentage point below last year’s rate. In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn market, November’s unemployment rate was 4.0%, which also remained unchanged from the prior month, and was four-tenths of a percentage point below last year’s rate.  […]

MLC offices will be closed from Monday, December 24, 2018 through January 1, 2019. 

While the holiday season spurs voices of “it’s the most wonderful time of the year,” many around the state capitol are lamenting, “it’s the most chaotic and unpredictable time of the year.”  The Michigan legislature is in the throes of its bi-annual lame-duck session. With Michigan’s Governor’s office flipping control to the Democrats and the […]

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. Stopping Data Breaches Will Require Help from Governments – Cyber security needs to be looked at from all avenues; both the public and private sectors. Environmentalists […]

It’s almost 2019, is your business ready? In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist and procurement specialist Tony Des Chenes shared three areas to review to help set your business up for a successful new year. Legislation making changes to the state’s ballot petition process was passed by the House. The Senate Government Operations Committee […]