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The House passed legislation providing $1.5 billion in one-time funding to reduce debt and improve the finances of public employee retirement systems. Most of the funding would go to pension plans for local governments and road commissions, with an additional $350 million to improve financing in the Michigan State Police retirement system. The bill was […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2022-2, directing the Department of Transportation to speed up pothole repairs on state trunkline highways. It calls on the department to use all available resources, including overtime pay and contracted services, to expedite repair of road surface, as well as ensure the public can easily report the location of […]

A coalition of well-known entities in Michigan announced their plan to amend the Michigan Constitution regarding term limit laws for those serving in the legislature. Their plan seeks to allow legislators to serve twelve total years, which could be fully served in one chamber or a combination of the two chambers. Currently, a person can […]

The Growing MI Business grant program, which was signed into law at the end of 2021, is now accepting applications. The $409 million program delivers grants of up to $5 million for businesses in operation before October 1, 2019, that are facing financial hardship. Businesses that began operating between October 1, 2019, and May 31, […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees are continuing to hold hearings on the budgets within their purview, including hearing from several department directors.

Last night, special primary elections were held in four House districts that are currently vacant. Two seats were left open when the former representatives were elected to the Michigan Senate, one after the former representative won a local election, and the fourth was left open following the passing of former Representative Andrea Schroeder. Below are […]

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 Vladimir Putin Has Already Lost This War – A key, unknowable factor will likely play into Putin’s defeat in Ukraine. Risk of Uncontrollable Wildfires Will […]

The House Appropriations Committee reported legislation reducing the income tax rate from 4.25% to 3.9% for all individual payers. Legislation providing $1.5 billion in one-time funding aimed at reducing debt and improving public employee retirement systems was reported by the House Appropriations Committee. The House will be one step closer to having their full 110 […]