Spotlight On Representative Rachelle Smit

Spotlight On Representative Rachelle Smit

Representative Rachelle Smit (R-Shelbyville) is serving her second term in the Michigan House of Representatives. Her colleagues elected her Speaker Pro Tempore for the 2025-2026 legislative session. Biography Prior to her election to the House, she served as the...
Five Things We’re Reading

Five Things We’re Reading

Below are some articles the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. What Consumers Really Want Brands to Do About Social Issues – Despite demographics and political views, there’s a clear way that...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… After more than thirty years, MLC partner Brendan Ringlever shared lessons that only experience can teach. After making changes, the Senate voted 31-5 to pass legislation changing the process of including...
Senate Passes Earmark Reforms

Senate Passes Earmark Reforms

After making changes, the Senate voted 31-5 to pass legislation changing the process of including earmarks in the state budget. Following discussions this budget cycle, both chambers have moved legislation setting up a structure on how these items will be handled...