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The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has awarded $2.9 million in brownfield grants and loans to five projects. Plans include development of a community hub in Bad Axe, a community center in Pontiac, expansion of a beverage manufacturing facility in Ann Arbor, a residential development in Milford, and a mixed-use complex in […]

The Michigan Community Service Commission announced Michigan’s $24.5 million AmeriCorps investment. The funding will support over 1,000 AmeriCorps members tackling challenges such as COVID-19 recovery, disaster services, safter communities, and more. The investment will support 26 organizations through 28 subgrants and one planning grant to expand their reach and impact in communities. The funds are […]

The House and Senate are continuing their summer recess and are not scheduled to hold session during the week.

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.  Lambda Variant of COVID-19 Might Be Resistant to Vaccines – A variant in South America is causing concern in the medical field due to the fact […]

Another round of COVID-19 dollars will make its way to residents after Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the latest appropriation of Federal relief funding. The Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted to appoint John E. Johnson, Jr. as permanent executive director of the Department of Civil Rights. On Tuesday, August 3, special primary elections will be held […]

Another round of COVID-19 dollars will make its way to residents after Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the latest appropriation of Federal relief funding. This week, the governor signed legislation appropriating $367.7 million in federal funding and $17 million in state funding, which is aimed at helping a variety of programs, including: $160 million to provide […]

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted this week to appoint John E. Johnson, Jr. as permanent executive director of the Department of Civil Rights. Mr. Johnson has been serving as interim executive director since May 24. Prior to his appointment as interim director, he served as the department’s legislative liaison and special advisor to the […]

On Tuesday, August 3, special primary elections will be held in two Senate districts. The primary winners will go on to the special general election this November. The winner of the general election will fill partial terms, ending January 1, 2023. The 8th Senate District was left open following the resignation of former Senator Pete […]