Here’s what you need to know about Michigan’s gun laws that …
Feb 13, 2024 · Several new gun laws concerning storage, possession and purchasing firearms go into effect Tuesday. Exactly one year ago, a mass shooting on Michigan State University’s East Lansing campus resulted in the deaths of three students and serious injuries for five others. In response to the tragedy of Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers got several gun reforms […]
With Michigan sick leave law set to take effect in 2025, businesses ...
Nov 20, 2024 · The Michigan Agri-Business Association issued a similar list of requested changes to the law, with two additional proposals: Allow covered employers to accrue and permit the usage of leave in half-day increments — arguing many farms and small rural employers do not have systems in place to work with smaller increments — and allowing employers to maintain one overall leave category if they ...
Even blue states are embracing a tougher approach to crime
Nov 30, 2024 · The outcomes of seven ballot measures in Arizona, California and Colorado reflect the stricter approach to crime that’s been seen across much of the country recently, with voters and policymakers driven by concerns over rising retail theft, homelessness, fentanyl misuse and challenges in police recruitment and retention. Voters have decided in recent years that they […]
Senators launch bipartisan bills encouraging manufacturers to …
Nov 27, 2024 · As lawmakers begin to line up their end of the year priorities, a bipartisan group of senators, alongside a coalition of labor, economic and environmental groups, are launching an effort to support carbon capture technology in Michigan and cut down on industrial emissions. During a press conference Tuesday, members of the Michigan Laborers District Council, […]
Lawmakers push for action on revamped water affordability bills …
Dec 3, 2024 · On Monday, lawmakers from both the House and Senate joined with local government officials, and representatives from the Area Agency of Aging Association of Michigan, Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community Action Agency, Michigan Nurses Association and Michigan Catholic Conference, to call for support on a slate of bills aimed at addressing water affordability concerns in the […]
Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez demands new trial over evidence error
Dec 1, 2024 · U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to the media as he exits Manhattan federal courthouse on July 16, 2024, in New York City. Jurors found Menendez and two co-defendants guilty on all counts in a wide-ranging bribery scheme.
What kind of revolution is in store for America?
Nov 24, 2024 · It is always a good day when you start to write, and you know that history is holding your pen. There may be a revolution coming to America. If it arrives, this will be the third time we have experienced this event, the first two being the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. The purpose […]
Federal appeals court affirms ruling keeping lawsuit against Grand ...
Nov 26, 2024 · An opinion issued late last year remanding back to state court a lawsuit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority for contamination from chemicals known as PFAS has been affirmed. Last Friday’s decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a December 2023 ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Western District […]
Wetland loss could cost Michiganders billions in flood damage ...
Dec 4, 2024 · After the loss of key federal wetlands protections in 2023, scientists are warning the damage this change could bring to wetlands would also bring billions of dollars of flood damage with it. According to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, there are 30 million acres of wetlands across the upper Midwestern United States […]
Michigan lawmakers could crack down on leaving dogs outside …
Oct 2, 2024 · Temperatures are starting to drop for the year in Michigan and a group of state lawmakers have introduced legislation to firm up clear definitions of what appropriate shelter means for dogs in Michigan. Failing to provide “adequate care” for animals in a person’s care meaning sufficient food and water, exercise and medical attention as well […]