Budget Framework Deal Reached

Budget Framework Deal Reached

Last night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), and Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) announced they reached a budget framework agreement for the 2025-26 Fiscal Year. This marks a significant step forward in preventing a...
Governor Delivers Economic Speech

Governor Delivers Economic Speech

With just two weeks before the next fiscal year begins, Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her “Protect and Defend Michigan’s Economy Speech.” The main crux of the speech was that while there remains economic uncertainty, Michigan can and should do everything...
Budget Framework Deal Reached

Constitutional Amendment Proposed

Legislators’ pay would be withheld for failure to complete a state budget under a constitutional amendment introduced this week. Key Points: Senate Joint Resolution E was introduced by Senator Kevin Daley (R-Lum). It would amend the Michigan Constitution to prescribe...
Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Governor Gretchen Whitmer participated in an investment mission to Singapore and Japan, marking the first-ever official investment mission by a Michigan governor to Singapore. Bipartisan legislation aimed at...
Governor Delivers Economic Speech

Spotlight on Representative Ann Bollin

Representative Ann Bollin (R-Brighton) is serving her fourth term in the Michigan House of Representatives. She was appointed chair of the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for crafting the state budget. Biography Prior to her election to the House,...