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Last week, Michigan’s legislature put the finishing touches on the State of Michigan’s 2018-2019 Fiscal Year budget. The legislature accounted for and appropriated $39.9 billion to the state’s thirteen budget areas, plus an additional $16.8 billion to K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities. The approximately $56.7 billion budget passed with little controversy or fanfare. In […]

Through the primary election on August 7, on every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 26th Senate District is located in Allegan 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. Why Some CEOs Make Great Politicians – There are two barriers for CEOs making the switch. Once they make it past those, there are several areas […]

MLC lobbyist Tony Des Chenes makes the case for knowing your competition. The legislature held their last session day prior to their in-district work period this summer and crossed some major items off their to-do lists. Governor Rick Snyder signed ten bills into law, making reforms in many different areas. Members of the House Democratic […]

On Tuesday, both the House and Senate held their final session day before their summer legislative break. “During the long sessions, each chamber passed many reforms and caucus priorities, in addition to finishing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, before beginning their in-district work periods and hitting the campaign trail for most of the […]

On Monday, Governor Rick Snyder signed ten bills into law, making reforms in several different areas. The measures include: Allowing certain homeowners who sold their property at a loss to be exempt from the State Real Estate Transfer Tax under certain circumstances. Elimination of the Health Insurance Claims Assessment and replacing it with the Insurance […]

A six-bill package has been introduced by members of the House Democratic Caucus aiming at protecting public health through enhancing air quality standards. According to the bill sponsors, the package focuses on environmental justice, transparency, accountability, local control, and expanding permit criteria. The legislation as introduced would: Require all state departments and agencies to consider […]

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gordon Wenk will lead the next trade mission to Beijing and Guangzhou, China, on September 17-21. The goal of the mission is to allow Michigan food and agricultural companies to be immersed into the local food industry, while connecting with qualified Chinese buyers. The mission will include […]