Insider Intelligence

This week, House Speaker Jason Wentworth (R-Farwell), announced that Representative Pauline Wendzel (R-Watervliet) will serve as the chair of the House Commerce and Tourism Committee, effective immediately. She replaces Representative Steve Marino (R-Harrison Twp.). Representative Wendzel is serving her second term in the House, representing the 79th district located in Berrien County. Additionally, she serves […]

Schools wouldn’t be allowed to require masks or vaccines not approved by the FDA under a bill package reported by the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee this week. Currently, there are guidelines under which a child may request a waiver from a mask requirement. However, under the bills a parent could simply request their […]

The 19th annual Pam Posthumus Signature Live Virtual Auction Event will be held on Tuesday, September 28, at 7 p.m. The event seeks to raise $500,000 in for the Children’s Trust Fund, which provides programming within all 83 counties. Money raised from the auction pays for programs such as food pantries, child development support, adverse […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Tuesday – Thursday, however, September 23 is a tentative day for the Senate. The House and Senate are expected to move the state budget forward, including holding conference committees and  floor votes. The Detroit Regional Chamber is hosting its annual policy conference on Mackinac Island on […]

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. Former President George W. Bush Speaks at 9/11 Memorial Ceremony – On the 20th anniversary of September 11th, former President Bush delivered remarks, reminding Americans of […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a $200 million expansion to the MI Clean Water Plan to remove lead service lines across the state. Asymptomatic students may not have to quarantine for two weeks under certain conditions, according to updated guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Michigan State Historic Preservation […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a $200 million expansion to the MI Clean Water Plan to remove lead service lines across the state. This would be funded utilizing Federal American Rescue Plan funding. Included in the proposal, is $20 million to replace 100% of the lead service lines in Benton Harbor in five years. […]

Asymptomatic students may not have to quarantine for two weeks under certain conditions, according to updated guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the guidance, schools should continue to work with local health departments to quickly isolate COVID-19 cases among students and staff, identify close contacts of those cases, and […]