MLC Annual Meeting

DETROIT | JULY 9 – 12, 2023

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MLC Annual Meeting

DETROIT | JULY 9 – 12, 2023

Learn More and Register

CSG Midwest Policy Research & News

State Governments and Legislatures

Capital Closeup: Do any Midwestern states require that all bills receive a legislative hearing and/or vote? Read More

Energy and Environment

Fourteen legislators from Great Lakes tapped as 2023 Birkholz Fellows Read More

Education and Workforce Development

Public funds for private-school enrollment? The question is getting a lot of attention this year in state capitols, and Iowa has a far-reaching new law Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

New bills and laws aim to stem rapid rise in fentanyl-related overdose deaths Read More

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Feed people, help farmers: How two nutrition programs have grown in two Midwestern states Read More

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Under leadership of Michigan Sen. Roger Victory, CSG’s Midwestern Legislative Conference is exploring policies to improve food security in the region’s states and provinces Read More

Energy and Environment

More electric vehicles on the road, more questions about road revenue Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

An assault weapons ban in Illinois and a constitutional change in Iowa highlight opposing views on 2nd Amendment, future of state gun laws Read More

Economic Development

Illinois adopts first law in Midwest requiring paid leave for workers Read More

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Fiscal Affairs

Recent legislative actions mean lower taxes for retirees in several states Read More

Great Lakes

Binational, bipartisan group of legislators in place to lead Great Lakes Caucus over next two years Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Ohio begins new chapter in justice policy after passage of far-reaching bill in late 2022; priorities include reducing recidivism, improving reentry Read More

State Governments and Legislatures

BILLD graduates leading the way in their state legislatures in 2023 Read More

Energy and Environment

A national scorecard on energy efficiency policies puts most Midwest states in bottom half, but Minnesota stands out as regional leader Read More

Education and Workforce Development

States use different models to govern K-12 systems, and these structures are subject to change based, in part, on the will of legislatures Read More

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Minus federal action, states ramp up activity on consumer data privacy Read More

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Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Citing food and national security concerns, legislators mull new limits on foreign ownership of farmland Read More

State Governments and Legislatures

Midwest lost more than 400,000 people to other U.S. regions between 2020 and 2022 Read More

Fiscal Affairs

New Illinois law requires state to divest from Russian banks and companies Read More

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Elections

Capital Closeup: In the Midwest, varying methods and thresholds are used to amend state constitutions Read More

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Agriculture and Rural Affairs

How four Midwestern states changed tax policy or began grant programs in 2022 to help farmers start up, recover or retire Read More

Health and Human Services

State of health coverage in the Midwest: Four takeaways from studies showing a drop in uninsured, but continued disparities and rising costs Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Though nearly all Midwest states allow for compassionate release of elderly, terminally ill incarcerated residents, obstacles often stand in way Read More

State Governments and Legislatures

Four legislators set to lead CSG’s Midwestern Legislative Conference in 2023 Read More

State Governments and Legislatures

Illinois Sen. Elgie Sims joins national leadership team of The Council of State Governments Read More

Elections

A look at how the 2022 election results will impact state policy and legislatures in the Midwest — in the year ahead and beyond Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Expunge? Seal? States re-examining laws that determine fate of conviction records for low-level marijuana possession offenses Read More

Education and Workforce Development

In Indiana, $1,000 ‘micro grants’ are now available for eligible families to get tutoring for their children Read More

Elections

Capital Closeup: More than 40 percent of U.S. state legislative races had no party competition in 2022 Read More

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

From the ground up: New laws, investments reflect interest in building local food systems and helping home-based vendors Read More

Great Lakes

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus selects two legislators to lead group starting in 2023 Read More

Economic Development

How and why states are partnering with businesses on child care Read More

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State Governments and Legislatures

Capital Closeup: How legislative pay is set — A look at a recent Illinois court case, and review of other state laws Read More

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

For states, the work on ‘forever chemicals’ has just begun, and potential economic effects on agriculture loom large Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Changing behaviors of domestic abusers is goal of interventions being used in some state prisons; the search for an effective model continues Read More

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

To date, Great Lakes states’ response to nutrient runoff problem has centered on delivery of incentives, technical assistance to farmers Read More

Radioactive Waste Transportation

As spent nuclear fuel sits at plants across Midwest, the U.S. Navy demonstrates how to ship this radioactive waste safely and securely Read More

Featured Events

Jul

9-12

2023 Midwestern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting

An event for all legislators from the region's states and provinces

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Aug

18-22

Professional development for the Midwest’s legislators

The only leadership training program designed exclusively for newer, up-and-coming legislators from the Midwest

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