Insider Intelligence
Beyond the Bio – Meet Tony Des Chenes
MLC partner Tony has been part of our firm for 14 years. Click here to read their full bio and get to know them better! What did you want to be when you were a kid? An airline pilot, starting with my first trip at age ten. For my 50th birthday, I flew in a glider...
Five Things We’re Reading
Below are some articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading over the past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Americans’ Complicated Relationship with News – What does the latest data tell us about how Americans feel about the news,...
Republicans Respond to State of the State
On Wednesday evening, Governor Whitmer delivered her final State of the State address, outlining several policy proposals for the coming year. As in typical fashion, members of the opposite political party made public responses following the address. Medical Debt:...
Testimony Heard on Digital Identification
Legislation that would allow Michigan residents to obtain a digital driver’s license or state identification card was considered this week in the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Similar legislation was passed by the Senate during the prior...
High School Graduation Rates Reach Record High
Michigan’s 2025 four-year graduation rate improved to the highest level since the state adopted the federal formula for calculating the rate in 2008, according to the latest data released by the Michigan Department of Education. Data Points: The rate increased to...
Looking Ahead to the Week of February 28 – March 6, 2026
The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.
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