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A day after striking in Sterling Heights, UAW expands to Arlington GM site
BY KEN COLEMAN, MICHIGAN ADVANCE As an escalating workers’ strike heads toward its sixth week, about 5,000 union members at General Motors’ Arlington Assembly in Texas on Tuesday joined the United Auto Workers (UAW) walkout against the Detroit Three. The UAW described the action as an effort against “General Motors’ largest plant and biggest moneymaker.”…
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Sen. Peters calls on Congress to extend funding for internet affordability
US Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) has joined 31 other U.S. senators calling on Congress to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) which provides financial assistance for high-speed internet access to more than 21 million families across the country, including more than 800,000 families in Michigan.
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Board of Canvassers OKs two Dem recall petitions, deadlocks on $15 minimum wage proposal
The Board of State Canvassers approved two petitions and deadlocked on another in a Friday special meeting.
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UAW head says union has ‘cards left to play’ as contract negotiations continue
As the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the Detroit Three automakers stretches into its fifth week, President Shawn Fain said Friday afternoon that the union “has cards left to play” in negotiations.
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Detroit is ‘epicenter of this fight,’ labor leader Shuler tells Motor City-area striking workers
Rain did not stop hundreds of striking workers from taking to the streets of downtown Detroit on Thursday during what they called a March for Workers’ Rights and Economic Justice.
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House panel passes solar package despite pushback from local groups
Members of the House Energy, Communications and Technology Committee in their hearing on Wednesday voted to refer a package of bills that would move permitting of large-scale solar energy developments to the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).
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100+ Michigan doctors back legislation to create prescription drug board
Legislation that would create a board to address the impact of prescription drug costs on Michiganders has received a public show of support from health care professionals across the state.
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Michigan House passes bipartisan bills aimed at improving juvenile justice system
Bills that passed the Michigan House on Tuesday will allow juveniles involved in the criminal justice system to better navigate it and grow from the experience, sponsor Rep. Kara Hope (D-Holt) said on the House floor.
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Whitmer applauds record enrollment at Michigan universities
According to the governor’s office, a number of Michigan universities reported record breaking enrollment including Michigan State University and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, alongside record enrollment in Grand Valley State University’s incoming class.
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Michigan judge fast-tracks lawsuit to force Trump off the ballot in Michigan
A Michigan judge said Monday that he’s going to fast-track a lawsuit that seeks to force Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot in Michigan on the grounds that he violated the US Constitution by engaging in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
