Data Center Reforms Announced

Data Center Reforms Announced

A plan to repeal the 2024 sales and use tax reforms that were specifically carved out to promote and support data center development was announced this week. Background: In December 2024, the legislature voted to approve bicameral legislation, and Governor Whitmer...
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. Avoid These 6 Phrases If You Want to Sound More Confident – Some common words and phrases are part of our everyday...
Data Center Reforms Announced

Governor Announces Data Center Plan

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan Affordable and Responsible Growth Action Plan. It aims to ensure that companies pay the full cost of data center construction and operation, strengthen the electric grid, safeguard natural resources, and hold...
AI Reforms Introduced

AI Reforms Introduced

Legislation aiming to protect individuals from the unauthorized commercial use of their name, likeness, voice, image, and other aspects of their identity was introduced. AI and other digital technologies are making it easier than ever to replicate a person’s...
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. The Global Implications of the White House’s Export Controls on Anthropic – How are experts responding to the latest move by...