Advocacy

Having served in state office for the last 12 years in a term-limited environment, I’ve seen several transitions to new executive and legislative leadership.

A drug dealer would have to be convicted before police could keep, through civil asset forfeiture, money or property seized as proceeds of the crime, under legislation introduced Wednesday, the first two bills of the new legislative session.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is starting off with $264.7 million more in state revenues than previously expected this fiscal year and $225 million more than previously estimated in state revenue for her first budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.

Last week, I had the honor of joining my wife, Representative Julie Calley, as she was sworn in to the 100th State Legislature. It is a beautiful ceremony. 

Among the 126 bills Gov. Rick SNYDER signed the Friday before he left office was HB 4991, which locks $69 million in income tax revenue that would have gone to schools to environmental cleanup and $114 million to $143 million for the roads.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has asked the state to adopt policies to increase the contracts the state awards to "geographically disadvantaged businesses" so as to expand business opportunities in "low-income communities and underutilized business areas."

Outgoing Lt. Governor to lead organization’s communications and government affairs teams. 

Gov. Rick Snyder Friday signed into law changes to the minimum wage and paid sick leave initiatives favored by the GOP Legislature and the business community.