Five Things We’re Reading

Aug 13, 2024

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 the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do.

New Bans on Panhandling in Medians Spark Debate Over Free Speech Rights – Courts, and local governments, are divided on how to tackle the issue of panhandling. How are different cities across the country responding to the growing issue?

NBC Sent 27 Creators to Paris. It Only Needed Snoop and Olympic Athletes – The network brought in online experts to draw attention to the games but why did that turn out to be unnecessary?

All of the Books on Barack Obama’s 2024 Summer Reading List – In keeping with his annual tradition, the former president released his list of some of his recent favorite books.

How to Manage Feedback Like An Olympic Athlete – Everything they do is heavily scrutinized, how do they take that feedback and let it turn them into better athletes, instead of feeling hurt or offended, like so many do when they receive feedback?

Rarely Seen Titanic Artifacts Kept In Secret Warehouse – At an undisclosed location in Atlanta, a number of precious artifacts are housed. This journalist takes us inside for a look at some of those and the stories behind them.

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