by Liz Gullett | Aug 4, 2023 | Liz Gullett
This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the $81.7 billion state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget includes a $200 million deposit into the rainy day fund and a 5% increase in statutory revenue sharing to help counties, cities, villages, and...
by Liz Gullett | Jul 21, 2023 | Liz Gullett
On Thursday, Governor Whitmer signed the education budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget makes several large investments in education, including the highest per-pupil funding and providing free breakfast and lunch for all public school students. Higher...
by Liz Gullett | Jul 3, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… The House and Senate voted to approve the state budget for the next fiscal year. The legislature voted to repeal a 2018 law prohibiting Michigan from making administrative rules that are more stringent than...
by Liz Gullett | Jun 30, 2023 | Liz Gullett
In a marathon session day, the House and Senate voted to approve the state budget for the next fiscal year. The budgets are a 3% increase from the current fiscal year and include a significant amount of one-time funding. Included in the budget is funding to bring the...
by Liz Gullett | May 22, 2023 | Liz Gullett
Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… MLC lobbyist Brendan Ringlever shared advice for recent college graduates, based on his thirty years of professional experience. Legislators will have roughly $1.5 billion less revenue to appropriate during...
