Mid-February 2025 Newsletter

Sen. Moss Won't Support House ESTA/Tipped Wage Bills as Written, Calls Them A "Gutting" As reported by MIRS, with 11 days until Michigan's tipped credit and earned sick time laws are scheduled to change; Senate Regulatory Affairs Chair Jeremy Moss...

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Late-January 2025 Newsletter

Tipped Wage, Sick Time Pass House Bills preserving a lower tipped minimum wage and making changes to the Earned Sick Time Act sailed through the House on Thursday with several Democrats joining Republicans in support. "There was bipartisan support, so that...

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Mid-January 2025 Newsletter

Schuette to Chair House Select Committee to Take on Tipped Wage, Paid Sick Leave House Republicans established a select committee to hold hearings on HB 4001, which would preserve tipped wage, and HB 4002, which would amend the Earned Sick Time Act. The committee will...

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December 2024 Newsletter

Senate Votes to Extend UI Benefits From 20 Weeks to 26 Weeks, Boost Maximum by 70% Senate Democrats took their first steps Thursday to increase the number of weeks unemployed persons can obtain state benefits from 20 weeks to 26 weeks and increasing the maximum weekly...

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Mid-November 2024 Newsletter

Hall's Approach as Incoming Speaker: 'I Don't Think We Should Play It Safe' As expected, Rep. Matt Hall (R-Richland) will lead Republicans of the 103rd Legislature in the 2025-26 term and serve as the next speaker of the House, Gongwer reported. House Republicans...

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Late-October 2024 Newsletter

DEMS SHATTER TV AD RECORDS FOR STATE HOUSE: ACE IN THE HOLE OR LIGHTING MONEY AFLAME? Advertising on television, radio, streaming and digital for Democratic candidates for the state House is on track to nearly triple this year from 2022, while ad spending for...

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Mid-October 2024 Newsletter

TRUMP IN DETROIT:  DETAILS ON 15% BUILD IN AMERICA CORPORATE TAX, EXPANDED R&D CREDITS Former President Donald Trump talked up his economic plans for a potential second administration if he wins the November contest as he continued to blanket Michigan with...

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Early October 2024 Newsletter

DYSLEXIA SCREENING BILLS CLEAR FINAL HURDLE Bills that would require schools to screen students for dyslexia as part of state-approved reading assessments received final votes Thursday in the Senate. Senators concurred unanimously with substitute versions of SB 567...

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Mid September 2024 Newsletter

DEMS TOUT PRICE GOUGING BILLS AS A FALL PRIORITY Democratic lawmakers said that strengthening price gouging protections for consumers is a fall priority and they hope to gain bipartisan support for law changes they said are several years in the making. "The...

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Early September 2024 Newsletter

SUPREME COURT ALLOWS 4.25% INCOME TAX RATE TO STAND Michigan's personal income tax will remain at 4.25 percent after the Supreme Court unanimously decided not to hear an appeal from business groups, Republican legislators and others that the rate should have fallen to...

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Mid August 2024 Newsletter

  WOZNIAK WANTS HEARINGS ON MDOT WORKSITE CRASHESRep. Douglas C. Wozniak (R-Shelby Township) today called on the House Ethics and Oversight Committee to look into a recent report that found the Michigan Department of Transportation didn't complete investigations...

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Early August 2024 Newsletter

MICHIGAN EYEING $15 FOR ALL WORKERS BY 2030 Michigan's $10.33-an-hour minimum wage will increase from around $12.25 to $12.30 an hour and tipped workers will see their base wage go up from $3.93 an hour to around $5.90 an hour by Feb. 21, 2025, under a Supreme Court...

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