by Liz Gullett | Feb 5, 2025 | Liz Gullett
Today, the State Budget Office presented Governor Whitmer’s seventh budget to a joint hearing of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The budget, which totals $83.5 billion, focuses on six key areas: lowering costs, creating jobs, getting SMART on...
by Liz Gullett | Feb 5, 2025 | Tony Des Chenes
In this world of constant communication, finding the time or focus for certain activities, particularly reading or listening to a podcast, is sometimes difficult. When it comes to news and information, consider looking at a variety of sources. When I’ve had the chance...
by Liz Gullett | Feb 4, 2025 | Liz Gullett
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. Research: What Explains the “Vibecession”? – While numbers point to a better economy, Americans feel anything but happy about it. What...
by Liz Gullett | Feb 3, 2025 | Liz Gullett
Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Speaker Hall named committee chairs and members for the new term. The Senate passed bipartisan legislation expanding Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act and subjecting the legislature and executive office...
by Liz Gullett | Jan 31, 2025 | Liz Gullett
The Senate passed bipartisan legislation expanding Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and subjecting the legislature and executive office to records requests. The package passed by a vote of 33 – 2. Michigan is one of the few states that exempts state...
