As Michigan lawmakers fight over sick leave and wage changes, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes delaying implementation until July.
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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Michigan House, Senate at odds as minimum wage and sick leave laws loom
Michigan minimum wage and paid sick leave laws take effect Feb. 21 — unless the Legislature changes them first.
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In Detroit, worried immigrants ask: ‘Who will take my kids if I’m deported?’
There has been a rush of immigrants facing possible deportation to create guardianships to protect their children.
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From Sleeping Bear to North Country Trail, advocates fear worst from Trump cuts
At Michigan national parks, lakeshores and hiking trails, officials are grappling with a hiring freeze and potential loss of federal funding under Trump, who is vowing to cut wasteful government spending.
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Whitmer's $3B plan to fix Michigan roads calls for more corporate, marijuana taxes
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants the Legislature to work with her on a plan to increase road fixes by $3 billion a year. Her plan seeks $1.7 billion in new corporate taxes and $470 million from a marijuana wholesale tax.
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Michigan cord-cutting accelerates, as cable TV subscriptions fall 15%
The cable TV audience in Michigan is now less than half what it was a decade ago, as subscribers drop the box in favor of streaming services.
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Michigan House GOP threatens to block budgets over ‘sanctuary’ city funding
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says Republicans won’t take up any budget bills with earmarks for ‘sanctuary’ cities, townships or counties. Local governments would have to affirm they’ll work with ICE.
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Whitmer’s $84B plan for Michigan schools, housing and more: What to know
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing more spending on schools, housing and more. But her $84B budget does not include a long-term road funding plan, which she’s still working on.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes new tax on vapes, nicotine pouches
Whitmer’s proposed tax on non-tobacco nicotine products like vapes and pouches would generate $57 million a year for smoking and cancer prevention and health care.
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Gretchen Whitmer pitches earmark transparency. See who added $600M in ‘pork’
After signing budgets that included billions of dollars in earmarks, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing a new plan that would require Michigan lawmakers to disclose which pet projects they are sponsoring before votes.