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Dykema on Paid Leave and Minimum Wage Changes: “Be Prepared”
On Aug. 22, Dykema hosted a webinar to explore the changes coming with Paid Leave and Minimum Wage updates and provided some solutions for employers to prepare for the mandatory changes come February 2025. One of the critical challenges for employers is the broad applicability of the statute. For example,...
Karamo booted out as state GOP delegates boo Hoekstra, dump Weiser as U of M regent
Future Michigan GOP Chair Kristina Karamo attends the GOP gubernatorial debate at the Mackinac Island Policy Conference, June 2, 2022 | Laina G. Stebbins. Being the chair of the Michigan Republican Party can be a thankless job, and that reality was never more on display than it was Saturday when the current leader was loudly booed by delegates, the previous chair was forcibly removed from the premises, and another former chair was denied the opportunity to run again for his elected position.
Detroit City Council President Pro Tem James Tate and Task Force on Black Male Engagement Welcome Students Back to School at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy
The smell of fresh paint mixed with the cool morning August air as Detroit City Council President Pro Tem James Tate prepares to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with a group of men outside the Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy. The historic school, now housed in a new building in Northwest Detroit, is set to be filled with excitement. This is more than just the first day of classes; it’s a symbolic day for Detroit’s youth, particularly Black boys, whose faces will light up with smiles as they are greeted by the men of the Task Force on Black Male Engagement.
Feldman Automotive Celebrity Golf Event Raises Funds for Children’s Health Care at Detroit Golf Club
On a sunny summer morning, laughter and cheers echoed across the greens of the Detroit Golf Club, but this was no ordinary day on the course. Rylee and Braylen Watson, siblings from Southfield, each with their own journeys of overcoming speech disorders, were more than just spectators. They stood as ambassadors of hope, representing the thousands of children who have benefitted from Corewell Health Children’s hospital, supported by the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). Their story, like many others, became a powerful reminder of why the Feldman Automotive Children’s Miracle Celebrity Invitational exists—a beacon of support for families in need and a rallying cry for continued community engagement.
A tiny, rare butterfly gets a chance to thrive again in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS – Standing next to a converted hoop house in one of the back areas of John Ball Zoo, David Pavlik points to a line of small cloth-covered cages filled with yellow black-eyed Susans and small orange butterflies. “These cages out here are females that have already bred...
Michigan eyes brownfields for renewables with $129M in federal cash
TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Michigan’s environmental regulators intend to help communities build renewable energy like wind and solar on old brownfield sites with $129 million in federal funding. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Michigan the chunk of cash to help accelerate the clean energy transition. The...
Why Detroit educators rely on their unions, long after contract negotiations are done
Labor unions exist to bring collective power to the workplace. But for teachers and professors in Detroit, it also provides a sense of security and community. Why Detroit educators rely on their unions, long after contract negotiations are done · Outlier Media
Lifesaving doula services expanding for Michigan moms with help of Medicaid
Doula Fatima Barba sits with a teaching doll in her office at Detroit’s Community Health and Social Services Center. “We always try to make sure that patients understand what are the decisions that they could make and that they do not feel pressured to make one or another,” she said. (Bridge photo by Val Waller)
New backup quarterback option can end Lions' looming Nate Sudfeld nightmare
Hendon Hooker did a lot of good things in the Detroit Lions' preseason finale. But he also struggled when the Pittsburgh Steelers had some defensive starters in the game, and he regularly didn't do his overmatched backup offensive lineman any favors as he took five sacks. So the idea Nate...
Hoppers Win Over Mammoths, 4-3
UTICA, Mich. – The Eastside Diamond Hoppers (22-21) won over the Westside Woolly Mammoths (23-18), 4-3, in Sunday afternoon’s contest at Jimmy John’s Field. Two Hoppers hit home runs, Todd Mattox and Noah Marcoux. Marcoux now leads the USPBL in home rune with nine. Mattox had one additional hit, ending the game with two. Zeb Roos and Luis Aviles had the remaining two runs for Eastside.
Troy school district paid literacy consultants $173,000
The Troy School District spent $173,000 on literacy consulting for the 2023-24 school year while failing to apply for a literacy grant the state of Michigan offered to districts, according to information obtained through a public records request. Michigan Capitol Confidential previously reported that Troy schools hired the for-profit consulting...
One dead after car crash in Livingston County
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An individual has died after a single-vehicle crash in Livingston County Sunday afternoon, according to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were dispatched to a welfare check on eastbound I-96 east of Latson Rd in Genoa Township to check on what the caller described as an overturned vehicle or couch in […]
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