Microplastics Awareness Week Announced

Microplastics Awareness Week Announced

To raise awareness for the growing concern of microplastics harming the Great Lakes, the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is hosting the first-ever Microplastics Awareness Week. Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters...
Spotlight On Senator Veronica Klinefelt

Spotlight On Senator Veronica Klinefelt

Senator Vernoica Klinefelt (D-Eastpointe) is serving her first term in the Michigan Senate. Biography Her career in public service began in 1998 when she was elected to the East Detroit School Board. She later won her election to serve on the Eastpointe City Council...
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. Good Robot to Good Hang with Amy Poehler: 10 of the Best Podcasts of 2025 So Far – From celebrity interviews to true crime to the...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Governor Whitmer signed the state budget for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year, including $29.8 billion to continue core Medicaid services, $1.8 billion to continue support for community and behavioral health...