by Liz Gullett | Sep 26, 2023 | Liz Gullett
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. Data Colada – A trio of data and behavioral scientists are posting discrepancies in the data of some major researchers....
by Liz Gullett | Sep 25, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Legislation fulfilling recommendations of the Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform was reported by the House Criminal Justice Committee. A two-bill package making it illegal to intimidate an...
by Liz Gullett | Sep 22, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Legislation fulfilling recommendations of the Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform was reported by the House Criminal Justice Committee this week. The entire bill package contains 20 bills, 10 of which were reported. The House bills are mirrored in Senate...
by Liz Gullett | Sep 22, 2023 | Liz Gullett
A two-bill package making it illegal to intimidate an election official or prevent an official from performing their job was reported by the House Elections Committee this week. Key Points: The legislation was introduced by Representative Kara Hope (D-Holt). An...
by Liz Gullett | Sep 22, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Legislation requiring the Department of Education to create a program providing free school breakfast and lunch to eligible students heard testimony this week in the Senate Education Committee. The 2023- 2024 Fiscal Year budget provided $160 million for free school...
