by Liz Gullett | Sep 29, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Under legislation proposed by Senator Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), a person would be counted by their pre-incarceration address, not the address of the prison, during a population count. Key Points: The Department of Corrections would collect a person’s...
by Liz Gullett | Sep 29, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Governor Whitmer selected Captain James F. Grady II to lead the Michigan State Police (MSP), which includes a promotion to the rank of colonel. Key Points: Captain Grady has more than 25 years of experience in public safety, including nearly a decade of leadership at...
by Liz Gullett | Sep 29, 2023 | Liz Gullett
The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. The Michigan Supreme Court will begin its new term on Wednesday, October 4. To watch the oral arguments online, please click here.
by Liz Gullett | Sep 26, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Data Colada – A trio of data and behavioral scientists are posting discrepancies in the data of some major researchers....
by Liz Gullett | Sep 25, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Legislation fulfilling recommendations of the Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform was reported by the House Criminal Justice Committee. A two-bill package making it illegal to intimidate an...
by Liz Gullett | Sep 22, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Legislation fulfilling recommendations of the Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform was reported by the House Criminal Justice Committee this week. The entire bill package contains 20 bills, 10 of which were reported. The House bills are mirrored in Senate...
