Last Week on the MLC Blog

Last Week on the MLC Blog

Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… Get to know MLC President Tim Ward in our “Beyond the Bio” feature. A spotlight on Representative Curt VanderWall, chair of the House Health Policy Committee. A special primary election was held in...
Education Program Reaches Milestone

Education Program Reaches Milestone

This year marks the fifth anniversary of Michigan Reconnect, the state’s tuition-free community college program for adults. According to Governor Whitmer, the milestone highlights the program’s proven impact in helping adult learners return to college, gain skills for...
Five Things We’re Reading

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.  Why We Should Worry About the Recent Decline of Reading, According to Science – From children to adults, people are reading...
House Passes School Cell Phone Ban

House Passes School Cell Phone Ban

Cell phones would be banned from use in schools statewide under legislation passed by the House this week. This issue has been worked on in both chambers, by both parties, over the past few years, but has yet to make it to the governor’s desk. Today’s progress came...
Lottery Contributes Over $1 Billion to Education

Lottery Contributes Over $1 Billion to Education

In the 2025 Fiscal Year, the Michigan Lottery contributed more than $1 billion to the School Aid Fund for the seventh consecutive year. With the latest contribution of $1.16 billion, the total contribution since its inception in 1972 surpassed $30 billion. Under state...