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Attorney General Seeks Court Order
Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with a coalition of states, filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its order prohibiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating funding to disaster preparedness. Michigan...
Looking Ahead to the Week of February 21 – 27, 2026
The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her eighth and final State of the State Address on Wednesday, February...
Spotlight On Senator Sarah Anthony
Senator Anthony (D-Lansing) is serving her first term in the Michigan Senate. She made history in 2023 as the first Black woman to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for crafting the state budget and overseeing spending throughout state...
Beyond the Bio – Meet Brendan Ringlever
MLC partner Brendan has been part of our firm for 21 years. Click here to read their full bio and get to know them better! What did you want to be when you were a kid? I liked business and numbers and thought I’d be a CPA, seriously! What are your favorite...
Five Things We’re Reading
Below are some articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading over the past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Is Your State Making School Zones More Dangerous? – Why are some states looking to ban cameras that catch drivers speeding...
Governor Approves Cellphone Ban
This week, Governor Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation banning cellphones in classrooms across the state. She first called for these reforms in her 2025 State of the State Address, and the legislature has since worked in a bipartisan and bicameral manner to...
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