minimum wage

Advocates for workers say state legislators are planning to weaken or gut new laws during the lame duck session that give people the right to paid sick…

The Michigan Legislature returns for the start of its lame duck session Wednesday. There are several items on the agenda, including possibly amending laws…

Updated at 3:00 p.m.The driver of a burgundy pickup truck drove into a crowd of protesters in Flint Tuesday morning. Police believe it was an accident and…

On today's Stateside, the Republican-controlled state Legislature passes two progressive ballot proposals, giving them the power to amend the laws with a…

Two measures that were headed to the November ballot are now law. The state Legislature voted to increase the state’s minimum wage and allow employees to…

Kent County Clerk and Lieutenant Governor hopeful Lisa Posthumus Lyons says voters should be focused on what she calls a “maximum wage” rather than a…

Tensions were high at a Board of State Canvassers meeting over ballot initiatives to increase the state’s minimum wage and to require employers offer…

Business-backed organizations say two initiatives waiting for approval from the Board of State Canvassers should not be on the November ballot. One would…

Last week, two more business organizations formally launched challenges to proposals headed for the ballot this November. Michigan Opportunity — a group…

Michigan’s decision-makers are gathered this week on Mackinac Island for the annual Detroit Policy Conference. State House Speaker Tom Leonard is among…