Insider Intelligence

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced several leadership changes throughout state government. Julie Dale, recently named director of the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB), will transition to director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency. She is replacing Liza Estlund Olson, who will return to her previous role as director at the Office of the […]

A legislative package, investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the state’s recreation areas, was introduced this week. Appropriations within the bill package includes: $508 million for the State Park Endowment Fund, enabling it to reach a funding cap that would otherwise not be reached for another 30 years $250 million to address a backlog […]

Senator Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth) introduced legislation this week allowing the Department of Transportation and the Office of Future Mobility to work with the private sector to create and put into use automated vehicles roadway technology. The legislation follows recommendations included in the Council of Future Mobility and Electrification report and builds on previous efforts to […]

On Tuesday, November 2, local elections will be held in 71 counties throughout Michigan. For your personal voter information, please visit Michigan.gov/Vote. The National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL) will hold its Legislative Summit in Tampa, Fla from Wednesday, November 3 to Friday, November 5. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical […]

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. Creating Flex Work Policies…When Everyone Has Different Needs – There are six strategies a company can utilize to create policies that work for each employee, without […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Matt Sowash shared how the Capitol community is reeling from the latest loss of a colleague. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a $32 million investment to ensure law enforcement officers have the training and resources they need to effectively fight crime. The Michigan Department of Labor and […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a $32 million investment to ensure law enforcement officers have the training and resources they need to effectively fight crime. This is part of the governor’s $75 million MI Safe Communities plan, which was laid out in July, utilizing Federal funding from the American Rescue Plan. The $32 million […]

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and the U.S. Department of Labor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which aims to help protect the rights of Michigan workers. The memo allows for opportunities for the agencies to conduct joint investigations and joint outreach as well as share training materials and other information as […]