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Over half a billion dollars would be dedicated to improving Michigan’s mental health system under legislation passed by the Senate this week. The legislation, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake), appropriates $565 million in mostly federal funding to provide communities with resources for jail diversion, create treatment units to reduce emergency room overcrowding, […]

Legislation aiming to better protect crime victims, give them a stronger voice in the criminal justice process, and make sure their informed about their rights was passed by the House this week. The proposal makes a number of changes, including adding certain crimes enacted after the passage of the Crime Victim’s Rights Act to ensure […]

This week, the Michigan Poverty Task Force released its second set of policy recommendations with the goal of lifting residents out of poverty and improving health outcomes. This report includes 29 policy recommendations designed to address disparities, organized around social determinants of health, or non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. The recommendations focus in five […]

The House Oversight Committee heard testimony this week on a 31-bill package making reforms to emergency powers that may be exercised by the governor and state departments. Republican members of the legislature did not agree with many of the steps taken by the Whitmer administration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the mask mandates and […]

The Michigan Workforce Development Board is calling for mental health supports in the workplace and the creation of local Sixty by 30 goals across the state. The resolution approved this week would prioritize strategies for improving the ability of businesses to support the mental health and wellbeing of employees and calls for the State to […]

The House is scheduled to hold session Tuesday, while the Senate is scheduled to hold session Thursday. They will spend the remaining days they would traditionally be in session working on finalizing the state budget before July 1.

Through the primary election on August 2 on the MLC Blog we will highlight 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 54th House District is located in southeast Michigan and includes portions of Oakland County. Commentary […]

Through the primary election on August 2 on the MLC Blog we will highlight 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 67th House District includes portions of Genesee, Lapeer, and Tuscola Counties. Commentary This district has […]