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For winning candidates, an election night victory is the culmination of many months of hard work. The campaign strategy, fundraising, door knocking, and voter contact was an all-encompassing challenge they successfully navigated. While an election night victory is the end of one challenge, it marks the beginning of a new one: governing. Many incoming members […]

The below information below is current as of 11:59 p.m. US Senate Senator Debbie Stabenow has won reelection 24th Senate District (Open) Republican candidate Representative Tom Barrett has won election to the Senate 40th House District (Open) Democratic Candidate Mari Manoogian has won election   The below information below is current as of 11:10 p.m. […]

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. Young People Are Suing the Trump Administration Over Climate Change. She’s Their Lawyer. – This landmark case will have long last implications not only on climate […]

Tomorrow, U.S. voters will head to the polls. At stake is party control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently in the U.S. House, Republicans have a 235-193 majority, with seven vacant seats. There are several key races Democrats are targeting in order to flip the House, with two of those being in Michigan. Both […]

How do you measure success? In his latest post MLC lobbyist and procurement consultant, Tony Des Chenes, shared different ways to measure success in the state procurement world. The Dems and GOP are working overtime to earn the majority in the House and Senate next year. Party control will come down to a handful of […]

As important as top ticket races, control of the Michigan House and Senate yields a lot of power. In order for the governor to have a successful agenda, he or she must work with both legislative chambers. This becomes infinitely easier when the House and Senate majorities, and the Governor, are all the same party, […]

Governor Rick Snyder named Mark Van Port Fleet as director of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Currently he serves as the senior chief deputy director for MDOT, where he has 38 years of experience. “Congratulations to Mark from the MLC team! With your decades of experience and expertise the department will be in great […]

Next Tuesday, once the polls close at 8 p.m., and throughout the evening, MLC will be closely monitoring the results. In an effort to provide you with timely election results, MLC will be posting periodic updates on the MLC Blog with results of elections as they are called. Furthermore, we will provide all clients with […]