Insider Intelligence
New Legislative Term Kicks Off
On Wednesday, the House and Senate held the first day of session for the 2025 – 2026 legislative term. During session, members of the House took a ceremonial oath of office, and both chambers adopted their standing rules for the term. As the Senate is in the middle...
Changes to Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Time Introduced
Legislation was introduced making changes to the new laws regarding the state’s minimum wage and paid sick time laws, set to take effect next month. Without action by the legislature, On February 21, the minimum wage will increase to $12.48/hour, and the tipped...
Session Schedule Announced
The majority floor leaders in the House and Senate released the session schedules for 2025. House of Representatives: Under his role as the new Majority Floor Leader, Representative Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) released the schedule for the first six months of the...
Looking Ahead to the Week of January 11 – 17, 2025
The House will hold its typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule, while the Senate has session scheduled for Wednesday.
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. The 10 Most Popular HBR Articles of 2024 – Covering a range of topics, these are the most-read articles from last year. Why Do We...
Incoming Democratic Leadership Announcements
This week, additional members of the House Democratic Leadership team were announced. Representative Stephanie Young (D-Detroit) was elected Democratic Caucus Chair and Representative Jennifer Conlin (D-Ann Arbor) was elected Democratic Whip. Additionally, incoming...
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