Insider Intelligence
Committee Reports Disaster Funding
The House Appropriations Committee reported legislation appropriating $75 million to aid in disaster relief for northern Michigan. Highlights: HB 4328 was introduced by Representative Parker Fairbairn (R-Harbor Springs). The bill provides relief for Northern...
Looking Ahead to the Weeks of April 19 – 25, 2025
The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.
The Impactful Role of Fiction
Anyone in the professional world knows the importance of reading works written by the brightest minds in an industry. The insights provided by experts in our fields are invaluable as we each seek to rise above our peers and excel in our careers. Autobiographies,...
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. She Wrote the Book on Government Efficiency – Why was the Iowa Governor the self-proclaimed “DOGE before DOGE was a thing”? How...
Last Week on the MLC Blog
Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Dr. Michael Rice, Michigan’s 44th superintendent of public instruction, announced that he will retire effective October 3. In Washington, D.C., Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered an address outlining her...
State Superintendent Retiring
Dr. Michael Rice, Michigan’s 44th superintendent of public instruction, will retire effective October 3. He’s been in the role since May 2019, when the State Board of Education selected him as state superintendent and head of the Michigan Department of Education....

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