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. Boeing Engineers Set a New Record for Paper Plane Flight Distance – Just how far did they have to send the paper airplane to land them […]

While it may not be destined for the history books, in his latest post MLC lobbyist Tony Des Chenes shares an important first in the history of his family. A $1.3 billion bipartisan supplemental funding bill will be headed to the governor after getting final legislative approval. Legislation phasing out the retirement tax and increasing the […]

A $1.3 billion bipartisan supplemental funding bill will be headed to the governor after getting final legislative approval this week. The bill contains a $600 million incentive for a new EV battery plant targeted for Calhoun County, a $170 million deposit into the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund, $212 million for energy efficiency […]

Legislation phasing out the retirement tax and increasing the Working Families Tax Credit was presented to Governor Gretchen Whitmer this week. The bill increases the tax credit to 30% of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is estimated to save eligible families an average of $3,150. Additionally, the bill phases out the retirement tax over […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Aghogho Edevbie is joining her administration on March 6 as deputy secretary of state. As deputy, he will lead the development and implementation of the administration’s election policy. Mr. Edevbie will also work on outreach and education through engagement with state and local elected officials, as well as supporting […]

Michigan virtually eliminated racial disparity in deaths caused by COVID-19, according to a report released this week. According to the report, Michigan’s unique approach and aggressive investments helped the state outperform the nation in addressing COVID-19 racial disparities and virtually eliminate the racial disparity in deaths caused by COVID-19. Established in April 2020, the Michigan COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force brought together […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. Appropriations Subcommittees will continue hearing presentations on FY23 budget recommendations for subjects within their purview.

We are in a year of firsts in Lansing, with the first woman leading the State Senate and the first African American Speaker of the House.  These firsts are historic and will live on in the history of Michigan government and politics.  For many of us our “firsts” are not as historic, but have deep […]