by Liz Gullett | Dec 21, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive requiring departments and agencies to adopt a set of “Voting Information Best Practices.” The best practices aim to ensure residents can easily access voter information on materials produced by state departments...
by Liz Gullett | Dec 21, 2023 | Liz Gullett
This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation providing supplemental funding in a number of areas statewide. Key Points: Funds the new Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential. Funding to provide debt relief to five school districts...
by Liz Gullett | Dec 21, 2023 | Liz Gullett
A report outlining the progress made in cleaning up pollution in the Great Lakes, the momentum behind fisheries management, strategies to compact invasive aquatic species, and more was released this week. The Office of the Great Lakes, housed within the Department of...
by Liz Gullett | Dec 21, 2023 | Liz Gullett
On January 1, 2024, Michigan’s minimum wage rate is set to increase. Passed in 2018, Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act established an annual schedule of increases. Effective January 1: The minimum hourly wage will increase from $10.10 per hour to...
by Liz Gullett | Dec 21, 2023 | Liz Gullett
In celebration of the holidays, MLC will be closed from December 22 – January 1. The House and Senate have completed session for the year and will not hold session or committees. All legislation that was passed during 2023 that didn’t receive immediate effect will...
