Five Things We’re Reading

Five Things We’re Reading

Below are some articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading over the past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. What 60 Years of Data Reveals About How Men and Women Experience Leadership – How have people’s views of women leaders...
Primary Election Overview: 23rd Senate District

Primary Election Overview: 23rd Senate District

Leading up to the August 4 primary, we are highlighting key races shaped by voter demographics in the district. Candidate websites and professional backgrounds are listed when available.  District Overview: The 23rd Senate District includes the western half of Oakland...
Primary Election Overview: 20th Senate District

Primary Election Overview: 20th Senate District

Leading up to the August 4 primary, we are highlighting key races shaped by voter demographics in the district. Candidate websites and professional backgrounds are listed when available. District Overview: The 20th Senate District includes portions of Allegan,...
Supreme Court Denies Appeal Over Legislation

Supreme Court Denies Appeal Over Legislation

Following oral arguments in May, the Michigan Supreme Court let a lower court ruling stand on the issue of presenting passed legislation to the governor. At the end of 2025, Michigan House Republicans appealed a Court of Appeals (COA) decision requiring them to...
Campaign Finance Reforms Announced

Campaign Finance Reforms Announced

Last week, bicameral legislation was introduced in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC. In the 2010 decision, the Court ruled that government restrictions on political expenditures by corporations, labor unions, and other...