Insider Intelligence
Looking Ahead to the Week of February 22 – March 1, 2025
The Senate is scheduled to hold its typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule, while the House has scheduled session for Tuesday and Wednesday. On Wednesday, February 26, Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver the annual State of the State address. We will post a...
ESTA and Minimum Wage Changes Pass Legislature
On Friday, February 21, the state’s Earned Sick Leave Act and Minimum Wage law were set to drastically change the landscape for employers and employees. Ahead of the changes, which were viewed as some of the most progressive in the country, the House and Senate...
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. Competing Forces Complicate State Education Funding – Declining revenue, coupled with the end of COVID-19 funding, has states...
Senate Moves Earned Sick Time, Minimum Wage Changes
Ahead of the February 21 changes to Michigan’s minimum wage and the implementation of the Earned Sick Time Act, this week, the Senate moved forward with legislation amending the forthcoming changes. Earned Sick Time: Senate Bill 15 was reported by the Senate...
Governor Undertakes Investment Mission
Governor Gretchen Whitmer traveled to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for an investment mission, the first time in state history a governor has visited the region. While there, she will work to strengthen economic ties in the region, boost job creation, meet...
Lame-Duck Changes Advance
A resolution amending the Michigan Constitution to change the vote threshold to pass legislation during lame-duck was reported by the House Government Operations Committee this week. Key Points: House Joint Resolution A was introduced by Representative Ann Bollin...
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