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In the Michigan Senate, a salary history ban is awaiting a floor vote. A similar bill in the state House of Representatives has been stalled in committee for around a year.

The revised number shows Michigan essentially held steady in 2025, instead of showing likely job gains in the early wave of data collected.

Bill co-sponsor said the barriers to retirement plans are too high for many employees and small businesses. She hopes the change would provide more long term financial security.

Eighteen farmworkers, including some from Michigan, are suing the federal government because of a new rule that’s impacting their wages. The U.S. Department of Labor is lowering the minimum wage for foreign workers with temporary agricultural visas by up to $7 an hour.

First, more on the potential construction of an OpenAI data center in Saline township. Also, a recent study exposed abuses of Michigan farmworkers. Plus, Chad Smith, the drummer of indie rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, announced a scholarship for University of Michigan marching band musicians.

Economic data such as unemployment information is important data information for government and business. The federal government shutdown has prevented economic data from being released.

The U.S. job market showed more signs of weakness Friday, as the Labor Department reported just 22,000 jobs added in August. Revised figures show the economy lost jobs in June, for the first time since the pandemic winter of 2020.

First, an expert from the University of Michigan weighed in on the potentially dangerous effects of the Trump administration's changes to personnel in the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Then, we heard from a curator of a new materials exhibition at Michigan State University detailing campus life during the Vietnam War. Plus, the Director of the Vatican Observatory, born a Detroiter, gave an inside look into the Vatican's relationship with the stars.

A northern Michigan black bear had to be sedated to remove a plastic lid that was stuck on its neck for two years. Also, how labor statistics are recorded and their significance, and where "rule of law" stands in 2025 under the Trump administration.

First, a debrief on U.S.-Canada tariffs and what they might mean for Michigan. Also, a reflection on the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance and the theories it engendered. Then, a Michigan attorney and activist who joined a Gaza-bound freedom flotilla speaks on famine in the Gaza strip.