House Moves Reforms for Firearm Industry

House Moves Reforms for Firearm Industry

Legislation removing protections for the firearm industry from civil liability was reported by the House Judiciary Committee this week. Key Points: House Bills 6183, 6184, and 6185 were introduced by Representatives Stephanie Young (D-Detroit), Ranjeev Puri...
Increases to Workers Comp Payments Reported

Increases to Workers Comp Payments Reported

Legislation making reforms to Michigan’s workers comp system was reported by the Senate Labor Committee this week. Key Points: Senate Bills 1079 and 1080 were introduced by Senators John Cherry (D-St. Clair Shores) and Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford). Under the proposal,...
Spotlight on Representative Curt VanderWall

Spotlight on Representative Curt VanderWall

Representative Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) is the Republican Vice Chair of the Health Policy and Higher Education Committees. Additionally, he’s a member of the Agriculture Committee. Representative VanderWall is serving his second term in the Michigan House of...
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. Taylor Swift and the Strategic Genius of the Eras Tour – How did this tour evolve into the highest-grossing tour in history, with a...
Senate Expands Unemployment Benefits

Senate Expands Unemployment Benefits

This week, along a nearly party-line vote the Senate voted to expand unemployment benefits for Michigan residents. Key Points: Senate Bill 40 was introduced by Senator Paul Wojno (D-Warren) The bill increases the maximum number of weeks per year a person may qualify...