With Michigan sick leave law set to take effect in 2025, businesses ...
Nov 20, 2024 · The Michigan Agri-Business Association issued a similar list of requested changes to the law, with two additional proposals: Allow covered employers to accrue and permit the usage of leave in half-day increments — arguing many farms and small rural employers do not have systems in place to work with smaller increments — and allowing employers to maintain one overall leave category if they ...
Here’s what you need to know about Michigan’s gun laws that …
Feb 13, 2024 · Several new gun laws concerning storage, possession and purchasing firearms go into effect Tuesday. Exactly one year ago, a mass shooting on Michigan State University’s East Lansing campus resulted in the deaths of three students and serious injuries for five others. In response to the tragedy of Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers got several gun reforms […]
Michigan Voting Rights Act moves forward despite concerns from …
Dec 4, 2024 · This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. A set of bills that would expand voting rights for non-English speakers […]
Palisades nuclear plant along Lake Michigan plans for a 2025 …
Nov 13, 2024 · On the shores of Lake Michigan at the Palisades nuclear plant, Paul Schultz pushes a button to artificially trip the reactor in a training version of an operation room. The simulation triggers lights blinking on the walls and machinery, and Schultz works to shut down the reactor with Paul Rhodes, an assistant operations manager of […]
Legislators hope to end ‘dark stores’ tax loophole in lame duck …
Nov 20, 2024 · Jon King is the Senior Reporter for the Michigan Advance and has been a journalist for more than 35 years. He is the Past President of the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors Association and has been recognized for excellence numerous times, most recently in 2022 with the Best Investigative Story by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
Michigan lawmakers could crack down on leaving dogs outside …
Oct 2, 2024 · Temperatures are starting to drop for the year in Michigan and a group of state lawmakers have introduced legislation to firm up clear definitions of what appropriate shelter means for dogs in Michigan. Failing to provide “adequate care” for animals in a person’s care meaning sufficient food and water, exercise and medical attention as well […]
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces run for governor as an …
Updated at 11:50 a.m. – 12/4/24. Mayor of Detroit Mike Duggan will be running for governor of Michigan in 2026. The three-term mayor of Michigan’s biggest city said in a video announcement Wednesday that he will not be running as a Democrat, but as an independent. “…we need a political system that isn’t so personal and toxic that it strains your relationships with your friends or ...
Michigan Supreme Court won’t take up Macomb Co. business …
Nov 20, 2024 · The Michigan Supreme Court will not hear out a case from the Macomb County Restaurant, Bar and Banquet Association seeking out compensation on behalf of its members for the financial losses establishments endured during COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. The state Supreme Court’s rejection of the case, which aims to sue state entities as …
Michigan’s poverty rate is higher than the national average. What …
Oct 3, 2024 · New data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) shows that Michigan’s official poverty rate remained largely stagnant over the past two years and has worsened since before the pandemic. The good news is that policymakers have the tools to make lasting improvements to lift up families in our state. The question […]
Latest 2024 farm income forecast shows overall decrease from 2023
Dec 4, 2024 · Farm income is forecasted to have decreased in 2024 by 4% from 2023, largely because of a decrease in cash receipts, or the gross income, from the sale of commodity crops, according to the December update of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farm income forecast.. Carrie Litkowski, the farm income team leader with USDA Economic Research Service, presented the latest update in a webinar ...