Price Gouging Roundtable Held

Price Gouging Roundtable Held

This week, Attorney General Dana Nessel, Senator Jeremy Moss, Senator Mary Cavanaugh, Representative Jason Hoskins, and Representative Laurie Pohutsky participated in a roundtable highlighting a package aimed at strengthening protections against price gouging during...
Economic Committee Members Appointed

Economic Committee Members Appointed

Two appointments to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Executive Committee were announced. The committee provides policy direction and guidance to the MEDC regarding economic development programs and initiatives, approves the MEDC corporate budget,...
Changes to Earned Sick Time Laws

Changes to Earned Sick Time Laws

In July 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the legislature’s use of adopt and amend on a ballot proposal increasing the minimum wage and earned sick time laws was unconstitutional. As such, effective February 21, 2025, the laws under the proposal will take...
Five Things We’re Reading

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. Harris Leads Trump, Boosts Democrats’ Chances for House, Senate – How might the recent boost of enthusiasm for Vice President Harris...
Applications Open for Funding Opportunity

Applications Open for Funding Opportunity

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this week that applications are open for PitchMI, a statewide shark tank style pitch competition. Through the competition, Michigan’s Growth Office will invest $100,000 in one innovative solution that transforms the way residents...