Insider Intelligence

The below information is current as of 12:05 a.m. 38th Senate District – The 55 percent Republican district is in Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonogon and Schoolcraft Counties.      •    Republican candidate – Ed McBroom   28th House District – This 62 percent Democratic district is in part of […]

The below information is current as of 10:51 p.m. Governor Democratic candidate – Gretchen Whitmer Republican candidate – Bill Schuette 44th House District – This 66 percent Republican district is in part of Oakland County and includes Highland Township, Milford Township, Springfield Township, part of Waterford Township and White Lake Township.      •    Republican candidate – […]

The below information is current as of 9:45 p.m.  36th House District – This 68 percent Republican County is in Macomb County and includes Bruce Township, part of Shelby Township and Washington Township.  Republican candidate – Doug Wozniak 49th House District – This 68 percent Democratic district is in part of Genesee County and includes part of Flint, Flushing, Mount Morris and […]

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. Want Less-Biased Decisions? Use Algorithms. – With the process of creating and implementing laws being human-decision heavy, will there ever be a day when algorithms become […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist & procurement consultant Tony Des Chenes discusses how the legislative process and government contracts are intertwined. Two of three ballot proposals moved forward toward the ballot, while the third hit a wall. Tomorrow evening, MLC will be posting periodic updates to primary races on our blog. A US […]

Several organizations have been working to get ballot proposals onto this November’s general election ballot. There are several hurdles to overcome first; the backers must obtain the required number of signatures of Michigan voters, the Secretary of State’s Office must validate the signatures and that the required amount was obtained, and lastly the Board of […]

Tuesday, August 7 is Primary Election Day in Michigan. 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 primary elections as they are […]

In 2015, the Michigan legislature passed, and Governor Rick Snyder signed, legislation ending straight ticket voting in Michigan. “Almost immediately after being signed into law, challengers took their objections to the court. They were partially successfully when an injunction was put on the law stopping it from being implemented,” explained Rudy Hobbs of MLC. Following […]