Five Things We’re Reading

May 16, 2023

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

Is Your Remote Job Making You Lonely? – How has the pandemic impacted our social connections?

The Benefits of ‘Deep Time Thinking’ – Are there benefits to viewing time as infinite?

A New Mask Adds ‘Realistic’ Smells to VR – Will adding scents make virtual reality seem even more real?

Dems’ Great Hope to Hold the Senate: GOP Primary Implosions – The Senate maps don’t favor the Democratic party this year. Why are they banking on Republican primaries to give them a boost?

Fed Officials Expect Interest Rates to Remain High, Possibly Rise – What are the experts, and investors, projecting interest rates to be in the near term?

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