Insider Intelligence

A bill package establishing a chain of custody for absentee voter ballots picked up from drop boxes was approved by the Senate Elections Committee this week. This is the latest in a series of election-related reforms that have been moving through the legislature in recent months. The bill would require a chain of custody log, […]

More than $2 million in grants was recently awarded to assist water supplies in asset management plan developments or updates, and/or distribution system materials inventory. The grants, issued through the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, are among a suite of grants that support work including replacing lead service lines, enhancing water affordability plans, […]

The House and Senate will begin their two-week break. During that time neither session nor committees are scheduled to meet.

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. Getting Back to the Basics of Human Connection – There are four steps to help you ease back into in-person working relationships. The Cow That Could […]

Special general elections were held in the open 8th and 28th Michigan Senate districts. Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist announced the creation of the Jobs Court program, which would put residents accused of low-level, nonviolent offenses in good-paying jobs in order to reduce recidivism and help businesses with worker shortages. Members of the House Democratic Caucus […]

This week, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist announced the creation of the Jobs Court program, which would put residents accused of low-level, nonviolent offenses in good-paying jobs in order to reduce recidivism and help businesses with worker shortages. Lt. Governor Gilchrist was joined by Attorney General Dana Nessel to launch the program at Goodwill Industries of […]

Members of the House Democratic Caucus announced their proposal making changes to voting laws in Michigan. The legislation is in response to voting reforms that members of the Republican Caucuses have introduced and are supporting. According to the Caucus, their package ensures free, fair, and accessible elections for all Michigan voters. They seek to accomplish […]

This week, the House approved of legislation requiring an audio recording of every meeting of a state licensing board, state commission panel, and state rule-making board. Under Michigan’s Open Meetings Act, the right to attend a public meeting includes the right to tape-record, videotape, broadcast live on radio, and telecast live on television the proceedings […]