Insider Intelligence

Sarah Szurpicki has been named director of the Office of Sixty by 30. The office is focused on implementing Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s goal of having at least 60% of Michigan’s population obtain a college degree or in-demand certificate by 2030. Additionally, in her role she will oversee all the operational activities and implementation of workforce […]

The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced a free virtual conference focused on the water infrastructure challenges faced by the Great Lakes region and solutions to those challenges. The conference will focus on sharing how Great Lakes states are addressing their water infrastructure challenges, imagining a better future, and mapping out how […]

Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a new robocall investigations partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Memorandum of Understanding between state and federal investigators establishes information-sharing and cooperation structures to investigate spoofing and robocall scam campaigns. “Michigan residents have received more than a billion robocalls since 2018,” Attorney General Nessel said. “My department’s […]

Due to the Michigan Reconnect Program, enrollment is growing at community colleges throughout the state. The program provides free community college tuition for those 25-years and older, within certain guidelines. Since the program’s launch in February 2021, nearly 93,000 residents have been accepted into the program. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been highlighting the success of […]

The House and Senate are continuing their two-week legislative break. The next schedule session day is Tuesday, April 12.

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. Here’s How Americans View Facial Recognition and Driverless Cars – A recent survey shows peoples’ thoughts on emerging technologies that are not only here to stay […]

Under an agreement reached by Governor Whitmer and legislative leaders, $4.7 billion would be appropriated for water infrastructure, road and bridge repairs, high-speed internet connectivity, state and local parks, and housing, among other items. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (an MLC client) issued the oath of office to recently re-elected NHBP Tribal Council […]

Under an agreement reached by Governor Whitmer and legislative leaders, $4.7 billion would be appropriated for water infrastructure, road and bridge repairs, high-speed internet connectivity, state and local parks, and housing, among other items. Of that funding, $3.1 billion is from federal COVID relief funding, $945.4 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, […]