Insider Intelligence

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. The Future of Supply Chains – The pandemic has exacerbated supply chain problems. What changes can we expect to occur in the future? The Highest-Paid Female […]

Today, the directors of the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies came together with State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks and State Budget Director Chris Harkins to reach a consensus for projected state revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. At the biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC) the principals heard testimony from various economic experts on the various […]

The Governor’s annual State of the State address has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 26. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the address will be held virtually for the second straight year, instead of being held in the House chambers before a Joint Convention of the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives. This will be […]

The Department of Health and Human Services released their updated K-12 school quarantine and isolation guidance to reflect recent updates from the CDC. Changes included language on isolation and quarantine guidance, which allows students, teachers, and staff to return to school sooner. Students, teachers, and staff who test positive for COVID-19 and/or display symptoms should […]

The Michigan Unemployment Agency (UIA) is joining a U.S. Department of Labor initiative that will analyze challenges at the agency and recommend resources or processes to address fraud, case backlog, equity, and system modernization. Michigan is one of the first 18 states to participate in the program. The main goal is to prevent, detect, and […]

Senator Kevin Daley (R-Lum) introduced legislation aiming to grow alternative fuel production and provide cleaner, more affordable options for drivers using biofuels. The legislation would create a tax credit for retailers who choose to sell alternative fuels. It would provide a five-cents-per-gallon tax credit for the sale of E-15 fuel and a .085 cent-per-gallon for […]

The MLC office will be closed on Monday, January 17 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The House and Senate are scheduled to resume their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.

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. Michigan Students Forced Online by COVID Learned Less Than Those in Schools – A new analysis shows students were negatively impacted by remote learning. Finding the […]