The minimum wage and paid sick leave bills were the first significant test for the 103rd legislature, which began last month (Jan. 8, 2025), with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats ...

President Trump reappoints Governor Whitmer to the Council of Governors, reaffirming bipartisan collaboration on security.

Michigan lawmakers late Thursday approved the final piece of a deal to amend impending changes to the state’s minimum wage, ...

The bills aim to support working families and small businesses by forging a solution that keeps Michigan competitive.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills that change minimum wage and requires most employers institute paid sick days.

House Bill 4002, which amended the expanded paid sick leave requirement, and Senate Bill 8, which adjusts the state's minimum and tipped wages, were both signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday.

Minimum-wage workers in Michigan started getting a pay raise Friday as Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Republican ...

The Michigan State House passed a compromise bill in an 11th-hour vote in Lansing, just before Michigan's new minimum wage and paid sick leave laws were set to take effect.

Late-night deal-making on Thursday ended with a compromise and new minimum wage and earned sick time rules in Michigan.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday signed two bipartisan bills her office said will protect Michigan families against rising costs and inflation by increasing the state’s minimum wage and expanding ...