Insider Intelligence

Through the general election on November 6, the MLC Blog will be highlighting races generally considered swing seats, ones either party could win because of the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available.  District Overview The 84th House District is located in Huron and Tuscola Counties.  Commentary Representative Edward Canfield (R) […]

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. Why People Aren’t Motivated to Address Climate Change – While we’re typically motivated to avoid threats, why isn’t climate change causing that same threat avoidance reaction? […]

What can partisan control of the US House tell us about who may control the Michigan House next term? In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Brendan Ringlever looked at historical trends that for decades have mostly mirrored one another. Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in September declined to 4.0%. The Department of Environmental Quality […]

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month declined by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.0%. The rate is seven-tenths of a percentage point below September 2017. Last month total employment grew by 1,000, while the number of unemployed was reduced by 8,000. For the first time since September 2000 the number of unemployed fell […]

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is providing $80 million in loans to fund municipal water and sewer projects to improve water quality and protect public health. The Governor’s 21st Century Infrastructure Commission has reported that there is an $800 million annual gap in funding water-related infrastructure needs. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) […]

The United States Coast Guard approved a Straits of Mackinac “no anchor” zone, which provides protections and safeguards to Michigan’s waters and the utility infrastructure in the area. Boats dropping anchors in the area where there is utility infrastructure could cause severe environmental damage and threaten to disrupt critical energy and communication services. In May, […]

On Wednesday, October 24 at 8 p.m. gubernatorial candidates Gretchen Whitmer and Bill Schuette will participate in a debate on WDIV-TV in Detroit. The House and Senate are not scheduled to hold session during the week.

Through the general election on November 6, the MLC Blog will be highlighting races generally considered swing seats, ones either party could win because of the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available.  District Overview The 81st House District is located in St. Clair County.  Commentary Representative Dan Lauwers (R) is […]