Last Week on the MLC Blog

Apr 29, 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.

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of the Office of Defense and Aerospace Innovation (ODAI), aimed at growing the state’s defense and aerospace industries.

Bipartisan legislation creating a tax credit for qualified productions in Michigan was reported by the House Economic and Small Business Committee.

A bipartisan plan was introduced seeking to combat the use of automated bots in online ticket sales in order to increase consumer protections in Michigan.

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) issued the oath of office to newly appointed Tribal Council Member Robyn Burlingham-Elkins.

We highlighted Senator Dan Lauwers in our weekly legislator spotlight feature.

In our weekly “Five Things We’re Reading” feature we shared articles on why the US has different headlights than the rest of the world, an insider’s guide to the tulip fields in the Netherlands, and more.

A look at events during the week of April 27 – May 3, 2024.

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