Author: Clean Technica
See what Michigan laws take effect this year: Paid sick days, wage hikes, more
A host of new laws are coming to Michigan in 2025, from cage-free eggs to expanded unemployment benefits, along with wage and sick leave rules that lawmakers are still debating whether to change….
Not working, not in school: A push to reach Michigan’s ‘disconnected’ youth
Detroit needs skilled young workers to help power its growth, but more than a quarter of Detroiters age 16 to 24 are not going to school or working. Nonprofit groups are using federal money to re-engage ‘the kids everyone forgot.’…
Transparency time? Michigan House plans oversight, Senate pushes public records
Michigan lawmakers are again promising transparency. Skeptics say it may take a ballot proposal to get it done….
Gaylord solar lease plan sparks broad battle over green energy in Michigan
Controversy over a proposal to lease state land near Gaylord for a solar array has spiraled into a battle over Michiganâs role in the green energy transition. Some lawmakers want to halt all solar development on public lands; critics accuse them of hypocrisy….
1 in 4 older Michiganders lack enough friends. Thatâs a health concern
Researchers at the University of Michigan sought to measure loneliness and isolation among Americans 50 and older. Thereâs good news amid the bad: Post-COVID, the rate of loneliness has receded….