Insider Intelligence
Spotlight on Representative Curt VanderWall
Representative Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) is the Republican Vice Chair of the Health Policy and Higher Education Committees. Additionally, he’s a member of the Agriculture Committee. Representative VanderWall is serving his second term in the Michigan House of...
Inspiring Creativity In and Out of the Classroom
I’m lucky to have grown up and graduated from East Grand Rapids (EGR) High School in West Michigan. EGR is a walkable community with great schools, great teachers, and reasonable class sizes. Most of my 1988 classmates liked the high school experience. While we’re...
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. Taylor Swift and the Strategic Genius of the Eras Tour – How did this tour evolve into the highest-grossing tour in history, with a...
Senate Expands Unemployment Benefits
This week, along a nearly party-line vote the Senate voted to expand unemployment benefits for Michigan residents. Key Points: Senate Bill 40 was introduced by Senator Paul Wojno (D-Warren) The bill increases the maximum number of weeks per year a person may...
Senate Moves to Codify Council
The Senate passed legislation codifying the Black Leadership Advisory Council (BLAC) as a permanent entity within Michigan’s government. Key Points: Senate Bill 840 was introduced by Senator Erika Geiss (D-Taylor). Governor Whitmer created the council by executive...
New Task Force Announced
Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the formation of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Task Force to address the high rates of violence against Indigenous people in the state of Michigan. Task Force: It will be a collaboration between tribes,...
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