Webasto-Detroit workers say company is violating labor law to …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Workers at the Webasto-Detroit auto parts plant are raising legal action against their employer for reported federal labor law violations. On Wednesday, workers filed charges with the U.S. Department of Labor that accuse leadership at Webasto, a German-based auto parts maker, of implementing rules and procedures intended on intimidating workers. According to the lawsuit, as […]
Trump’s Howell event was a ‘blatant’ violation of Michigan …
WEBUpdated, 4:57 p.m., 8/22/24 An event Tuesday labeled as a press conference by former President Donald Trump was instead a “blatant” violation of state election law, which ironically also featured a former state legislator who helped pass the law making it illegal. That’s the conclusion of election attorney Mark Brewer of the Goodman Acker law […]
Michigan lawmakers pass ‘historic’ voting rights legislation: Here’s ...
WEBJun 30, 2023 · After 60% of state voters in November approved a constitutional amendment making sweeping changes to Michigan elections, lawmakers this week passed legislation to enact those reforms and included $46 million in their Fiscal Year 2024 budget to implement the amendment known as Proposal 2. “This is a huge change,” state Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing), […]
Updated: Whitmer beats Dixon in Michigan governor’s race
WEBUpdated, 1:14 a.m., 11/9/22, with comments from Gov. Whitmer, 1:50 a.m., with updated results With over 65% of the state’s total votes tallied, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defeated Republican nominee Tudor Dixon in Tuesday’s election. The Associated Press called the election just after 1 a.m. Wednesday. According to White House pool reports, President Joe Biden […]
Here’s what you need to know about Michigan’s ... - Michigan …
WEBFeb 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 …
Half of those in jail can’t afford bail, but bipartisan bills aim to ...
WEBNov 17, 2021 · Getty Images. Half of Michiganders sitting in jail are there because they cannot afford bail, not because they have been convicted of a crime, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP). But a bipartisan package of bail reform bills making their way through the Michigan House of Representatives could ...
Gilchrist: ‘Exciting and humbling’ to be Michigan’s first African ...
WEBDec 28, 2018 · On Jan. 1, Garlin Gilchrist II will make history when he is sworn as Michigan’s first African-American lieutenant governor. Gilchrist spoke with the Michigan Advance this morning in one of his first in-depth interviews since the Nov. 6 election and said his history-making role is both an “exciting and humbling opportunity.”. The 36-year-old Detroit native and University of Michigan ...
In ‘history-making’ votes, Democratic-led Senate passes gun …
WEBMar 17, 2023 · A little more than one month after a mass shooting killed three students at Michigan State University, the Democratic-led Senate on Thursday passed an 11-bill package that aims to curb and prevent the gun violence that has traumatized children, parents and communities across the state.. Garnering uniform support among Democrats and largely condemnation from Republicans, Senate Bills 76 – 86 ...
Here’s how new districts could shape Michigan’s 2022 election
WEBJan 4, 2022 · 4th District (Kalamazoo, Holland, Battle Creek and Benton Harbor): Two Republican incumbents, Reps. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) and Bill Huizenga of (R-Holland), would face-off in a GOP primary if Upton decides to run again. Huizenga announced Tuesday on Twitter that he will be running in 2022, but Upton hasn’t made a decision yet.
Donald Trump rallies the MAGA faithful in Arizona, touting new ...
WEBAug 24, 2024 · Former President Donald Trump held his second rally in the Grand Canyon State for his 2024 presidential election bid Friday, featuring a who’s who of Arizona MAGA enthusiasts, where he spent more than an hour giving a disjointed and at times rambling speech that was aimed at his loyal base of supporters. Trump, along with […]
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