Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog: House and Senate Appropriations Committees and Subcommittees began reporting budgets for the upcoming 2023 – 2024 Fiscal Year. The Michigan Public Service Commission has one less commissioner following the...
Budgets Move Forward

Budgets Move Forward

This week, House and Senate Appropriations Committees and Subcommittees began reporting budgets for the upcoming 2023 – 2024 Fiscal Year. While the committees mirrored a number of items Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for, there were also some notable items of...
Public Service Commissioner Departs

Public Service Commissioner Departs

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has one less commissioner following the departure of Tremaine Phillips. He was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in September 2019. “This decision has been made after much thought and consideration of my family’s...
EV Toolkit Announced

EV Toolkit Announced

To help local governments prepare for the future of electric vehicle (EV) deployment and adoption, the Michigan Office of Mobility and Electrification announced an online resource hub. The State of Michigan Community EV Toolkit will assist local governments statewide...
Speaker Appointed to Presidential Commission

Speaker Appointed to Presidential Commission

President Joe Biden announced the appointment of Michigan Speaker of the House Joe Tate (D-Detroit) to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans. The commission aids in developing,...
Grant Funding Applications Open

Grant Funding Applications Open

Funding is available for public and private K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and local units of government to defray the costs of projects promoting positive relationships and accurate information about Indian tribes and Native Americans in Michigan. The Native...