Rick Pluta
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So-called right-to-work laws allow employees in union shops to opt out of paying dues to the union. -
Timothy Boring is the US Department of Agriculture’s top person in Michigan. He will now be the head of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act will now extend to LGBTQ Michiganders. The state House could take up the gun bills as soon as next week.
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The idea would have to be approved by the Legislature as part of the new state budget and signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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The state Senate approved repealing Michigan's abortion ban; the state House approved civil rights protections for LGBTQ Michiganders. Votes on two labor issues are expected Wednesday night.
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Whitmer said the new EITC will benefit half the children in Michigan with an average refund of $3,150 to 700,000 families.
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The bill would ensure a delayed tax break for lower-income workers can take effect in this tax year.
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Hearings on the legislation are underway. Republican leaders have not yet commented on the bills.
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Restoration work by the state’s two largest utilities, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy is supposed to wrap up sometime Monday.
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The city had denied a FOIA request for the plan.
