Tag: Minimum wage
Flesherton-area couple starts charity to support Ukrainians
Susanne von Torne has been helping resettle Ukrainians who fled the Russian war in their country for three years. Mostly she settled them in Owen Sound, including in a house she and her husband purchased for some of these refugees, many of whom left Ukraine to protect their children, while leaving partners and parents behind. […]
Is Lansing headed toward its own constitutional crisis?
The final legal briefs were filed this week in a lawsuit that pits state Senate Democrats against House Republicans for failing to send bills adopted by both chambers to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Is this leading the state Capitol toward its own constitutional crisis?
Letter to the Editor: Ontario deserves better
Dear Editor, The Conservatives want to make the upcoming provincial election about who is best to deal with the threat from U.S. tariffs. I think the more important question is what are the financial priorities for the next Ontario government. Improve health care and ability to find a family doctor. This will include increasing the pay for nurses […]
Michigan lawmakers strike deal on wages and tips â but not sick leave, yet
Bipartisan deal would raise Michiganâs minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027 but preserve a lower tipped credit for restaurant workers. It depends on a separate deal over paid sick days â which lawmakers have not yet agreed to….
‘Deal is on the table now’ for compromise on sick leave, tips, minimum wage in MI
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they hope a deal can be reached without waiting until July. “We have zero interest in an extension,” said a House Republican source. “A deal is on the table now.”