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WEB4 days ago · Michigan should move ahead with a planned minimum wage increase and eliminate a lower rate for tipped workers by 2030, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday. Some of those workers are not happy. Original, fact-driven reporting and analysis from Michigan's nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization. You can trust Bridge Michigan in the social ...
Who are the five candidates running for Michigan Supreme Court?
WEBZahra of Northville Township was first appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 2011 by then-Gov. Rick Snyder. Zahra was elected to a partial term in 2012 and a full term in 2014. Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra has been on the bench since 2011. Zahra graduated from Wayne State University and the University of Detroit School of Law.
Michigan governor debate: Fact checking Whitmer-Dixon showdown
WEBOct 13, 2022 · GRAND RAPIDS — Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon sparred over abortion, the economy and COVID-19 on Thursday night in their first of two televised debates. In the process, both candidates repeatedly accused each other of lying or distorting …
Michigan’s political geography is shifting. These interactive maps …
WEBApr 22, 2021 · The Michigan Secretary of State has released precinct-level election results, offering a granular look at political geography. Below are maps created by Bridge Michigan of the 2020 — and the 2016 — presidential elections, allowing you to see how every precinct voted You can use the “search” feature to zoom in on a specific address or ...
Michigan taxes to fall for seniors, low-income earners. How much …
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Likewise, big earners will see the biggest tax increase as the rate goes back up. An individual filer who makes $50,000 will save about $60 for 2023 but will see their future bills go back up by that same amount. An individual filer who makes $500,000 will save about $960 in 2023 taxes but pay that much more in future years.
COVID-19 Michigan numbers, cases, positivity rate, coronavirus
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Michigan reported 1,785 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases for the week ending Tuesday, up 30% from the 1,369 reported last week. The state reported 34 additional deaths, down from 35 deaths reported March 19. The number of confirmed COVID-19-positive hospital patients fell Monday to 307, down from 331 a week earlier.
Before and after satellite photos show damage wrought by mid …
WEBJun 2, 2020 · New satellite images show the massive damage caused in mid-Michigan when two dams failed last month, wiping out bridges and roads as water roared out of lakes Wixom and Sanford and toward Midland. The images, provided to Bridge Magazine by Colorado-based Maxar Technologies show the Edenville and Sanford dams in May 2019 and again on May 21 ...
Are mushrooms legal in Michigan? Here's what you should know
WEBMar 29, 2022 · Here's what you should know. Michigan Government. Mushrooms and other psychedelics gain foothold in Michigan. What to know. Three Michigan cities and one county have decriminalized so-called magic mushrooms and entheogenic plants, as a statewide petition to decriminalize psychedelic substances makes its rounds. (Shutterstock) March 29, 2022.
Cheaper Medicare drugs bound for Michigan. By how much? It’s ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · How beneficiaries will see those savings isn’t yet clear. Federal negotiations with drugmakers on 10 life-saving medications will save the nation’s Medicare program about $6 billion a year, with one drug being slashed to about one-fifth of its list price and another to a quarter of the list price. The White House this week announced the new ...
Palisades owners plan two more Michigan nuclear reactors
WEBDec 5, 2023 · The owners of the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant say they not only plan on repowering the facility on the Lake Michigan shoreline in southwest Michigan, but also hope to double the site’s power generation by building two additional reactors. Holtec International on Monday announced plans to bring the …