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The Senate Elections Committee reported legislation informing residents if their local clerk has not met the state’s election training requirements. The bill, introduced by Senator Roger Victory (R-Georgetown Twp.), would require the Secretary of State to submit a report to the legislature no less than 60 days prior to each November general election detailing the […]

In observance of Labor Day, the MLC office will be closed on Monday, September 6. The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session on Thursday, September 9. The next stop on the Small Business Summit will take place on September 10 in Ypsilanti. For more information, please click here.

I always try to have a book that I’m reading to help my mind think through things that are different or unique from my typical day-to-day life. This summer I’ve been reading through “The Comfort Crisis” by Michael Easter. The author of the book is a UNLV professor who also writes for Men’s Health and […]

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. Companies Thought They Had Plans for Fall. Now They Are Scrapping Them. – What was supposed to be a return to in-person work for a large […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Tony Des Chenes shared how a broken door reminded him of the importance of teamwork. Federal jobless benefits through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and American Rescue Plan Act are set to expire September 4, 2021. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Susan Corbin, acting director of […]

Federal jobless benefits through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and American Rescue Plan Act are set to expire September 4, 2021. The programs expiring include: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, which provides benefits to workers who are not ordinarily eligible for unemployment benefits, such as self-employed, independent contractors, and gig economy workers. Pandemic Emergency […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Susan Corbin, acting director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity(LEO), has been appointed permanent director of the department. She has been serving as acting director since October 2020. Prior to her appointment, she served as senior chief deputy at LEO since its creation in August 2019. Ms. Corbin has […]

The Department of Transportation closed on an additional $800 million bond issues, the second installment in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan Program. The latest round of bonds will cover the cost of rebuilding some of the state’s most highly traveled freeways. The full scope of the project will see the rebuilding of 122 […]