Five Things We’re Reading

Five Things We’re Reading

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. Is Your Remote Job Making You Lonely? – How has the pandemic impacted our social connections? The Benefits of ‘Deep Time...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Drivers in Michigan won’t be allowed to use cell phones while driving under legislation headed to Governor Whitmer. The House and Senate passed their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year beginning on October...
Ban on Using Phones While Driving Passes

Ban on Using Phones While Driving Passes

Drivers in Michigan won’t be allowed to use cell phones while driving under legislation headed to Governor Whitmer. The three-bill package received bipartisan support in both chambers. Background: The legislature passed a ban on texting while driving in 2010. However,...
Budgets Pass Each Chamber

Budgets Pass Each Chamber

The House and Senate passed their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year beginning on October 1. The budget process has been quite partisan this year, with the bills passing on party-line votes in both chambers. Additionally, Republican members offered over 100...
Governor Undertakes Economic Development

Governor Undertakes Economic Development

For the second time this year, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is on a trade mission in Europe. During this trip, the governor is visiting Austria and Latvia. Key points:  In Austria, Governor Whitmer met with AVL List GmbH executives, whose North American headquarters is...