Insider Intelligence

The House and Senate finalized a plan this week appropriating $1.2 billion in federal funding. The proposal seeks to provide funding to aid Michigan’s response to the ongoing pandemic, including critical needs such as testing and filling the growing need for healthcare workers. The COVID relief dollars would be spent in the following manner: $367.3 […]

At the request of two state senators, Attorney General Dana Nessel issued an opinion addressing open meeting requirements and attendance accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Last month, Senators Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City) requested an opinion on how Michigan’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) intersects with federal law when […]

The U.S. Department of Labor granted a request by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to expand eligibility of waivers for Michigan workers who received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Through no fault of their own, thousands of Michigan residents received overpayment of assistance during the pandemic. In July, Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) issued approximately 350,000 waivers not requiring […]

Michigan residents would be able to better save to purchase their first home under legislation signed into law this week. Introduced by Senator Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth) and Representative Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham), the bills establish the Michigan First-Time Home Buyer Savings Program within the Department of Treasury. Residents could open an account to save for and […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer made a number of announcements regarding her team in the executive office. First, Shaquila Myers was appointed senior advisor to the governor. Prior to that, she served as chief of staff to Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, a role she’s held since his election. Before joining the executive team, Ms. Myers was the […]

Monday, February 14, is the deadline to register to vote in special primary elections being held on March 1. The special primary elections are for four House districts: 15th in Wayne County, 36th in Macomb County, 43rd in Oakland County, and the 74th in Kent County. For more information, please visit Michigan.gov/Vote. The House and […]

Today, State Budget Director Chris Harkins presented Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning on October 1, 2022. The budget focuses on five areas: education, infrastructure, workforce and economic development, healthy families, and safe communities. The budget reflects several of the items she called for in the State of the State, […]

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. When Subtraction Adds Value – Instead of simply defaulting to adding something when making a change, should businesses also look to subtracting when changing? How One […]