Five Things We’re Reading

Nov 26, 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.

One Company A/B Tested Hybrid Work. Here’s What They Found. – Profits rose when employees worked hybrid schedules. How can businesses implement successful schedules to see benefits in their own company?

Why Many Parents and Teens Think It’s Harder Being a Teen Today – How have differences in the world, especially technology, impacted growing up and parenting teens?

Why the U.S. Election Is So Long and Others Around the World Are So Short – How do candidate familiarity, laws, and funding all play a role in the length of campaign seasons across the globe?

Extreme Weather Is Ramping Up Toxic Nitrate Pollution In Groundwater: Study – What’s behind the acceleration of toxic nitrates polluting groundwater and how might that impact people’s health?

25 Tech and Infrastructure Problems to Solve Before We Can Reach Net Zero – As the impact of climate change continues to grow, certain areas must be addressed before we can reach net-zero emissions globally.

 

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