Constitutional Amendment Proposed

Constitutional Amendment Proposed

Legislators’ pay would be withheld for failure to complete a state budget under a constitutional amendment introduced this week. Key Points: Senate Joint Resolution E was introduced by Senator Kevin Daley (R-Lum). It would amend the Michigan Constitution to prescribe...
Michigan Ranked High in Young Voter Turnout

Michigan Ranked High in Young Voter Turnout

During the 2024 election, the increase in young voter turnout in Michigan was the highest in the nation. Additionally, Michigan ranked third in the nation for overall young voter turnout, according to a recent study by the Center for Information and Research on Civic...
Spotlight on Representative Kristian Grant

Spotlight on Representative Kristian Grant

Representative Kristian Grant (D-Grand Rapids) is serving her second term in the Michigan House of Representatives. Biography She entered public service as the youngest person ever elected to the Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education, serving for six years,...
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. 7 Fascinating Lessons About Why We Push Our Bodies to the Limit, According to An Endurance-Obsessed Anthropologist – A scientist...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Governor Gretchen Whitmer participated in an investment mission to Singapore and Japan, marking the first-ever official investment mission by a Michigan governor to Singapore. Bipartisan legislation aimed at...