Insider Intelligence
State Recognizes Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
On Monday, May 5, the Department of Health and Human Services joined communities statewide in recognition of May 5 as Missing and Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. For decades, cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people have been under-reported,...
Looking Ahead to the Week of May 10 – 16, 2025
The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday–Thursday session schedule. The biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference will be held on Friday, May 16. We will post a recap of the conference that afternoon on the MLC...
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 Best-Paying Side Hustles in 2025, According to Research – Here are great options to supplement your full-time income. The...
Senate Moves Increase to Education Funding
This week, the Senate PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee moved its proposed budget for the 2025 – 2026 Fiscal Year, including an increase in funding. Key Points: Senate Bill 166 was introduced by Senator Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown), who also chairs the...
Digital Age Assurance Act Introduced
Bipartisan legislation was introduced that aims to protect children on social media and mature content websites. Key Points: House Bill 4429 and Senate Bill 284 were introduced by Representative Brad Paquette (R-Niles) and Senator John Cherry (D-Flint). The bills...
House Approves Energy Permitting Change
Legislation reversing course on a law enacted last session, moving permitting authority for large-scale energy siting projects back to township boards, was approved by the Michigan House of Representatives this week. Background: In 2023, the legislature passed, and...
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