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 […]
Blue states prepare for battle over Trump’s environmental rollbacks
Dec 3, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to slash federal climate, clean air and clean water regulations during his second term — an agenda that could target rules governing everything from auto emissions to power plant pollution to drinking water standards. Trump has said that Lee Zeldin, his nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will […]
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 […]
Civil rights advocates urge action on state voting rights act amid ...
Dec 4, 2024 · Almost 24 hours after members of the Michigan House Elections Committee voted to refer four bills known as the Michigan Voting Rights Act to the House floor, civil rights advocates met in Lansing, stressing an urgent need for action on the bills. The Michigan Voting Rights Act — Senate Bills 401–404 was introduced in June […]
Democrats vault into a 5-2 majority on the Michigan Supreme Court
Nov 6, 2024 · Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden and University of Michigan law Professor Kimberly Ann Thomas won their respective races for the state’s highest court Tuesday, according to race calls from the Associated Press. That’s increased the Democratic-nominated majority to 5-2. It was a rare bright spot for Democrats on a brutal night in Michigan […]
Library of Michigan seeks yearbooks to build its collection
Dec 6, 2024 · The Library of Michigan is working to catalog the glory days of Michigan youth and is looking to the public for assistance. An agency within the Michigan Department of Education, the Library of Michigan is dedicated to collecting, preserving and providing access to the history of the state, part of which is amassing a collection of high school, college/university, and vocational school yearbooks.
Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez demands new trial over evidence error
Dec 1, 2024 · U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to the media as he exits Manhattan federal courthouse on July 16, 2024, in New York City. Jurors found Menendez and two co-defendants guilty on all counts in a wide-ranging bribery scheme.
Legislation to protect reproductive health data gets hearing in ...
Nov 13, 2024 · A hearing was held Tuesday by the Michigan Senate’s Committee on Housing and Human Services on legislation that would require informed consent of an individual before their reproductive health data could be collected. Senate Bill 1082 was introduced by state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) on Nov. 7, two days after the election which will […]
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 ...