House Committee Subpoenas Department

House Committee Subpoenas Department

The House Oversight Committee voted to authorize the issuance of a subpoena for the Michigan Department of State. It was approved on a party-line vote of 9-6, with all Republicans supporting and Democratic members opposing, except for Representative Reggie Miller...
Revenue Comes in Below Projections

Revenue Comes in Below Projections

Major taxes and net lottery revenue totaled $2 billion last month, an increase of 28.6% from the prior year but $173.7 million less than previous estimates, according to the March 2025 revenue report by the Senate Fiscal Agency. Highlights: General Fund collections...
Committee Reports Disaster Funding

Committee Reports Disaster Funding

The House Appropriations Committee reported legislation appropriating $75 million to aid in disaster relief for northern Michigan. Highlights: HB 4328 was introduced by Representative Parker Fairbairn (R-Harbor Springs). The bill provides relief for Northern Michigan...
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. She Wrote the Book on Government Efficiency – Why was the Iowa Governor the self-proclaimed “DOGE before DOGE was a thing”? How...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Dr. Michael Rice, Michigan’s 44th superintendent of public instruction, announced that he will retire effective October 3. In Washington, D.C., Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered an address outlining her...