Alcohol Sales at College Games Proposed

Alcohol Sales at College Games Proposed

Bipartisan legislation was introduced in both chambers permitting universities to sell alcohol at certain on-campus sporting events. The proposal would allow university governing boards to apply for liquor licenses to sell alcohol at basketball, football, and hockey...
Voting Reforms Pass Senate

Voting Reforms Pass Senate

The Senate took its first steps to implement election reform legislation related to Proposal 2 of 2022. Introduced by Senator Paul Wojno (D-Warren), a bill was passed by the Senate allowing for absentee voter ballots for military members, their spouses, and voting-age...
Michigan Joins National Coalition

Michigan Joins National Coalition

Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition submitting comments in support of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule that would eliminate non-compete clauses in most employment contracts. She joined 18 other states in supporting the proposed national...
Youth Voter Turnout

Youth Voter Turnout

Michigan had the highest rate in the nation of young voter turnout in the 2022 general election. Voters aged 18-29 turned out at a rate of 37% in the state, higher than any other state analyzed by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and...
Looking Ahead to the Week of April 22 – 28, 2023

Looking Ahead to the Week of April 22 – 28, 2023

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. On April 24 at 1 p.m., the Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a regular commission meeting. To view the agenda, please click here. The Michigan Department of Labor...
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. Scientists Broke a Major Computer Design Barrier – And It Could Change Tech As We Know It – What new discovery is changing...