Primary Election Overview: 50th District

Primary Election Overview: 50th District

Through the primary election on August 6, we will highlight races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base. The candidate’s website, professional information, and a sample of known endorsements are listed when available. District Overview The 50th...
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 Ways to Weave Mindfulness into Your Workday – If you can’t devote one portion of time in your day to practice mindfulness, you...
Primary Election Overview: 44th District

Primary Election Overview: 44th District

Through the primary election on August 6, we will highlight races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base. The candidate’s website, professional information, and a sample of known endorsements are listed when available. District Overview The 44th...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… In the latest in our spotlight series, we highlighted Representative Jim Haadsma, chair of the Labor Committee. Four weeks ahead of Michigan’s primary race, over 1.5 million voters have requested an absentee...
Record Number Absentee Ballot Requests

Record Number Absentee Ballot Requests

Four weeks ahead of Michigan’s primary race, over 1.5 million voters have requested an absentee ballot and more than 178,000 have been submitted. This breaks the previous record set in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key Points: As of July 9, a total of 1,518,665...
MiLEAP Director Begins New Role

MiLEAP Director Begins New Role

On July 1, Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea began her new role as director of the Michigan Department on Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP). Established by Governor Whitmer in 2023, its mission is to improve outcomes from preschool to postsecondary so...