New ruling ‘will help open up doors for more parents to run for office,’ says lawmaker who requested the interpretation from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Michigan’s transition to green energy is plagued by fights over placing wind and solar arrays on farmland and forests. But fewer balked over plans to build a green energy plant on abandoned industrial land.
In just over five years, Michigan’s legal marijuana industry is nearing cumulative sales of over $10 billion. But rising demand has been more than met with supply and prices are at their lowest ever.
New plan would keep a lower rate for tipped workers but still raise Michigan’s minimum wage to $15. “It’s not a partisan issue, it’s an economic issue,” said one advocate.
When big box stores receive lowered tax assessments, the impact is felt in schools and township halls. The tax policy may be debated in the upcoming ‘lame duck’ session.
From brown teeth in Colorado to a national experiment in Grand Rapids, research once led to widespread acceptance of US fluoridated water. Decades later, some say it’s time to rethink that approach.
