The Michigan Legislature negotiated late into the night on Thursday as members sought to finalize a deal on a pair of policies trimming back changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick time policies set to take effect the following day.
Opponents of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline are warning that a January 20 executive order could fast track the permitting process for the pipeline’s controversial tunnel project.
Hundreds of protesters braved subzero windchills Monday to attend a President’s Day protest at the Michigan Capitol on Monday.
As sweeping changes to Michigan’s minimum wage and earned sick time standards, which pose concerns in the restaurant industry, are set to take effect next week, the state Senate found a compromise on Thursday to preserve tipped wages.
A former Michigan State University student has taken legal action against the university and its leadership, arguing they failed to take action and implement policies that could have prevented the Feb. 13, 2023 mass shooting.
Members of various local advocacy groups visited the Lansing office of US Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) on Monday to demand Congress do more to curb the power of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel spoke out against billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), writing that she is reviewing legal options and “will be taking action shortly” as Musk and his team attempt to seize control of several government systems.
State fiscal experts in January projected modest economic growth in 2025. But Michigan budget officials on Wednesday warned that big cuts from the federal government could wreak havoc on next year’s budget.
After the Trump administration announced it would pause trillions of dollars in payments to federal grant and loan programs, clean energy groups warned such a move could harm those bearing the brunt of climate change and threaten Michigan’s burgeoning clean energy industry.
A federal judge has rejected a request in a lawsuit to halt Michigan’s new law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth.
