Sixty Years of Excellence

Sixty Years of Excellence

Tom Cleary founded MLC in 1965. With one client, he opened the doors to become Lansing’s first multi-client lobbying firm. “I saw an opportunity to serve the business and association community and help guide them through state government,” said Tom. “With one...
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. The Fastest Growing (And Shrinking) U.S. Counties – A look at where people are moving and why that is potentially problematic in the...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… The directors of the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks, and State Budget Director Jen Flood came together to reach a consensus on projected state revenue for the upcoming...
Revenue Estimating Conference Held

Revenue Estimating Conference Held

Today, the directors of the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks, and State Budget Director Jen Flood came together to reach a consensus on projected state revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. At the biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating...
New Legislative Term Kicks Off

New Legislative Term Kicks Off

On Wednesday, the House and Senate held the first day of session for the 2025 – 2026 legislative term. During session, members of the House took a ceremonial oath of office, and both chambers adopted their standing rules for the term. As the Senate is in the middle of...
Changes to Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Time Introduced

Changes to Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Time Introduced

Legislation was introduced making changes to the new laws regarding the state’s minimum wage and paid sick time laws, set to take effect next month. Without action by the legislature, On February 21, the minimum wage will increase to $12.48/hour, and the tipped rate...