Michigan Supreme Court asked to allow recall election to take place
The Michigan Supreme Court is being asked to stay a lower court ruling and allow Genesee County voters to decide if they want to recall State Representative Paul Scott. Last week, a judge issued a...
View ArticleTop business issues facing Michigan legislature in 2012 (If the election...
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce hopes the legislature will pass several pro-business laws before election year politics starts throwing obstacles in the way this year. Rich Studley is the president of...
View ArticleStakes are high in Michigan's Proposal 2 campaign
Michigan's Proposal 2 ballot campaign is being watched across the country. The proposal seeks to enshrine collective bargaining rights for public and private employees into the Michigan Constitution....
View ArticleMichigan lawmakers to consider blocking local 'paid sick leave' ordinances
A state House committee this week will discuss whether to prevent local cities and towns in Michigan from passing laws requiring businesses to offer paid sick leave to their employees. San Francisco,...
View ArticleUS-EU free trade talks could benefit Michigan
Trade talks between the United States and the European Union start Monday. The talks could have major ramifications for Michigan’s economy. Officials on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to hammer...
View ArticleIn this morning's news: Medical marijuana dispensaries, free trade with E.U.,...
Medical marijuana dispensaries could be revived in Michigan A state House panel is soon likely to take up a bill that would revive medical marijuana dispensaries in Michigan. Earlier this year, the...
View ArticleThere's a new push for a higher minimum wage in Michigan
Several groups are calling for an increase in the Michigan minimum wage to ten dollars an hour. The current rate in Michigan is $7.40 an hour. That's higher than the national minimum wage. Michigan is...
View ArticleUnions blast House panel for advancing mass picketing, strike bills
Union officials say a set of bills in Lansing are an attack on employees’ ability to strike and protest. The state House Oversight Committee approved the legislation Tuesday. It now goes to the full...
View ArticleOne group strongly opposes raising the minimum wage
President Obama is expected to talk about raising the federal minimum wage in his State of the Union address tonight. Across Michigan, there’s also increasing focus on raising the minimum wage for the...
View ArticleMichigan small businesses get help navigating health care law changes
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is launching a private health insurance marketplace September 1 st . Jason Russell is the senior director of the chamber’s Department of Insurance Services. He says the...
View ArticleMichigan's minimum wage set to increase in 2017, not enough for some
Michigan’s minimum wage workforce gets a pay raise on New Year’s Day. The state’s minimum wage is increasing to $8.90 on Sunday, that’s up from the current $8.50 per hour. Wendy Block is with the...
View ArticleMichigan's minimum wage set to rise on New Year's Day
Michigan’s minimum wage is set to rise on New Year’s Day. The state’s minimum wage will increase from $8.90 to $9.25. The rate is slightly lower for some trainees and teen workers. Restaurant and other...
View ArticleBusiness groups divided over repealing Michigan's prevailing wage
Michigan lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law. A 1965 law requires union-scale wages and benefits on state-funded projects. But last week, a...
View ArticleSupporters of re-districting ballot proposal target Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Some supporters of an anti-gerrymandering ballot proposal are targeting the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and particularly board chairman Mark Davidoff, over the Chamber’s support for a lawsuit that...
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