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Actresses Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin will be in Michigan this week advocating for and raising money for a 2018 ballot initiative to increase the state's…
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A change to the state’s minimum wage might be on the 20-18 ballot. Cheyna Roth explains restaurant owners are already speaking out against the proposal.…
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A new petition drive will try to boost Michigan’s minimum wage to 12 dollars an hour. A separate but related drive would require employers to give hourly…
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Michigan OKs form of marijuana, prevailing wage petitions. Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana use and repealing Michigan's prevailing wage law…
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Hourly workers in the Great Lakes State get a bump this week.Michigan’s minimum wage went up Sunday from $8.50 to $8.90 per hour. It’s the second straight…
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On the heels of a measure signed into law last evening by Governor Rick Snyder, hourly salaries of Michigan’s lowest-paid workers will go up on September…
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At the end of every month, Current State takes a look back at the biggest news stories of the previous 30 days. To help us put it in context, Current…
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A coalition of labor and civil rights groups calling itself Raise Michigan has announced its intention to form a ballot campaign committee. It’s a…
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On Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer called for Michigan to adopt the highest minimum wage in the country. Currently standing at…
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President Obama called for an increase in the federal minimum wage this week in his State of the Union Address. Michigan legislative Democrats followed up…