Insider Intelligence
Michigan Unemployment Data Released
Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point between September and November. Employment receded by 6,000 between September and November, and the number of unemployed fell by 7,000, resulting in a workforce decline of...
Lottery Contributes Over $1 Billion to Education
In the 2025 Fiscal Year, the Michigan Lottery contributed more than $1 billion to the School Aid Fund for the seventh consecutive year. With the latest contribution of $1.16 billion, the total contribution since its inception in 1972 surpassed $30 billion. Under...
Acting Chief Information Officer Named
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Eric Swanson will serve as acting chief information officer at the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB), following the resignation of former CIO Laura Clark. While serving in this role, he will...
Looking Ahead to the Week of January 10 – 16, 2026
The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their first session days of the year on Wednesday and Thursday. The biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference will be held on Friday, January 16 in...
Spotlight On Representative Cynthia Neeley
Representative Cynthia Neeley (D-Flint) is serving her third full term in the Michigan House of Representatives. She won a partial term to the House in March 2020 due to a special election. Biography Prior to elected office, she was a small business owner. She...
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. The Superior State? 50 Years Ago, the UP Tried to Break from Michigan – What was behind the push to create a separate...
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