Carving Out Time for Myself

Carving Out Time for Myself

Driving for work from Detroit to Lansing allows me to indulge in things I usually don’t get a chance to do as a mom of three…such as enjoying quiet or listening to a podcast. I enjoy listening to an array of genres of podcasts from history to learning new languages....
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 Small Actions That Become Your Legacy – How can you use self-reflection to review the deeper imprint that you’re leaving with...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Mostly on a party-line vote, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported over a dozen state budget bills. Legislation requiring all school districts statewide to introduce cell phone policies was passed by...
Senate Appropriations Committee Moves Budgets

Senate Appropriations Committee Moves Budgets

Mostly on a party-line vote, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported over a dozen state budget bills this week. The budgets reported include the Department of Education, Higher Education, Judiciary, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the...
School Cell Phone Restrictions Pass

School Cell Phone Restrictions Pass

Legislation requiring all school districts statewide to introduce cell phone policies was passed by the Michigan Senate this week. Key Points: SB 234 was introduced by Senator Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), a former teacher. The bill only requires school districts to...