Tag: Minimum wage
Minimum wage, paid sick time bills pass in Lansing. Is bipartisan dealmaking back at the Capitol?
Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement on new minimum and tipped wages for some Michigan workers, plus changes to the state’s paid sick leave law. And, Michigan Republicans and Democrats meet separately this weekend in Detroit to choose new state party chairs.
Whitmer signs new minimum wage, banked leave policies
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills that change minimum wage and requires most employers institute paid sick days.
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 […]