Insider Intelligence

Capitol
Liz Gullett

Looking Ahead to the Week of February 1 – 7, 2025

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. The Executive Budget Recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year will be presented to a Joint Session of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees on Wednesday,...

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Capitol
Liz Gullett

House Committee Chairs and Members Announced

Today, House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo) named the chairs and members of the Standing Committees, the Appropriations Subcommittees, and the newly created Oversight Subcommittees for the 2025-2026 legislative term. The chairs of each committee are listed below....

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Liz Gullett

Five Things We’re Reading

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. Girl Scouts Are Retiring Two Cookie Flavors (Don’t Worry, Your Thin Mints Are Safe) – A brief look at the history of the well-known...

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Capitol
Liz Gullett

Changes to Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Pass

The House passed legislation altering the forthcoming changes to Michigan’s minimum wage and paid sick time laws, set to take effect next month. Without action, on February 21, the minimum wage will increase to $12.48/hour, and the tipped rate will increase to...

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Liz Gullett

House Judiciary, Oversight Chairs Named

This week, Speaker Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo) announced the members serving as chair of the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees for the 2025 – 2026 legislative term. House Judiciary Committee: Chair - Representative Sarah Lightner (R-Springport) She’s serving her...

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Judge
Liz Gullett

Senate Acts on Bills Not Presented

At the end of the last legislative term, nine of the bills that passed the House and Senate weren’t presented to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for her consideration. Over the past month, there has been ongoing tension between the parties over these bills, which remain...

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