Five Things We’re Reading

Jun 9, 2026

by Liz Gullett

As MLC’s Communications and Social Media Manager, Liz Gullett keeps clients informed and up-to-date on the goings on in Lansing and the Capitol.

Below are some articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading over the past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do.

How Elite Sports Coaches Make High-Pressure Decisions – How do coaches combine multiple factors before, during, and after decisions to find success?

Summer Travel Costs Are Surging. Here’s How Six Families Are Adjusting – Costs are rising worldwide, and families are adapting. Here is how a few of those families are planning this year’s travel.

Inside the AI Boom’s Arctic Outpost – Tech companies are set to spend trillions of dollars to build data centers. Here’s an inside look at one of those.

Google Wants to Release Up To 32 Million ‘Good’ Mosquitoes in California and Florida – Can ‘good’ bugs help in the fight against bugs that are carrying diseases?

The Red State, Blue State Divide is Real. But It’s Driven by More Than Just Politics – In addition to political ideology, what are the other factors causing some people to move to another state?

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