There is an empty state Senate seat in Michigan's thumb region. No one currently represents the district because Governor Gretchen Whitmer has not yet called a special election. Some Republicans are saying she's playing politics with the 35th state Senate District.
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Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement on new minimum and tipped wages for some Michigan workers, plus changes to the state’s paid sick leave law. And, Michigan Republicans and Democrats meet separately this weekend in Detroit to choose new state party chairs.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills that change minimum wage and requires most employers institute paid sick days.
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The final legal briefs were filed this week in a lawsuit that pits state Senate Democrats against House Republicans for failing to send bills adopted by both chambers to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Is this leading the state Capitol toward its own constitutional crisis?
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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they hope a deal can be reached without waiting until July. “We have zero interest in an extension,” said a House Republican source. “A deal is on the table now.”
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Hearings on amending earned sick leave and minimum wage laws begin Wednesday before a state Senate committee. The laws are set to take effect later this month.
Barbara Cabala and the London police detective were crowded around the computer in the sparse interview room, listening to her frantic 911 call made hours earlier from her mother’s home after she said they had gotten into a violent exchange. Det. Blair Gould wanted her to hear it, especially after Cabala had told him moments […]
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A Republican-led state House special committee opened hearings Tuesday on scaling back parts of an initiative to increase the state minimum wage and guarantee workers paid sick leave.
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A Republican-led state House special committee opened hearings Tuesday on scaling back parts of an initiative to increase the state minimum wage and guarantee workers paid sick leave.
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The 103rd Michigan Legislature is underway with a handover of authority in the Michigan House to Republicans and a strong signal of how the new majority plans to manage its power.
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The 103rd Michigan Legislature is underway with a handover of authority in the Michigan House to Republicans and a strong signal of how the new majority plans to manage its power.
Michigan’s new legislative session begins Wednesday with Republicans now in control of the state House. Democrats are still in charge of the Senate and governor's office.