New Legislative Term Kicks Off

New Legislative Term Kicks Off

On Wednesday, the House and Senate held the first day of session for the 2025 – 2026 legislative term. During session, members of the House took a ceremonial oath of office, and both chambers adopted their standing rules for the term. As the Senate is in the middle of...
Changes to Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Time Introduced

Changes to Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Time Introduced

Legislation was introduced making changes to the new laws regarding the state’s minimum wage and paid sick time laws, set to take effect next month. Without action by the legislature, On February 21, the minimum wage will increase to $12.48/hour, and the tipped rate...
Session Schedule Announced

Session Schedule Announced

The majority floor leaders in the House and Senate released the session schedules for 2025.  House of Representatives: Under his role as the new Majority Floor Leader, Representative Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) released the schedule for the first six months of 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. The 10 Most Popular HBR Articles of 2024 – Covering a range of topics, these are the most-read articles from last year. Why Do We Drop...