Five Things We’re Reading

Apr 8, 2025

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 helpful as we do.

10 Small Things Neurologists Wish You’d Do for Your Brain – Incorporating these every day habits can help reduce future cognitive decline.

Wall Street Thinks Trump’s Tariffs Will Eat Main Street Alive – Do the markets predict the state of our economy, and if so, what is this past week telling us?

What Age Do People Around the World Think Is Best to Reach Major Life Milestones? – How do the views of the best age for life milestones differ across 18 countries?

Views of Mental, Physical Health Lowest in Almost 25 Years: Gallup – How did the COVID pandemic alter the way we view the state of our health?

Bodega Cats Make New Yorkers’ Hearts Purr, Even If They Violate State Regulations – While a staple of local neighborhood bodegas, how are owners flirting with the law to keep them in the stores?

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