Michigan, minimum wage and Gretchen Whitmer

Gov. Whitmer signs Michigan tipped minimum wage, paid sick leave bills into law
The bills signed Friday will see minimum wage in Michigan rise to $15 an hour by 2027, and maintain the so-called tip credit for employers.
Gov. Whitmer signs bills on Michigan's minimum wage, sick time
In the final hours before Michigan's minimum wage was set to increase, lawmakers passed two bills that aimed to increase wages at a slightly slower rate.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer agrees to limit wages for tipped workers amid minimum wage hike
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a compromise that scales back paid sick leave and wages for tipped workers in an effort to appease businesses following a minimum wage hike.
Michigan wage and earned sick time bills signed into law by Whitmer
Late-night deal-making on Thursday ended with a compromise and new minimum wage and earned sick time rules in Michigan.
See Michigan’s new minimum wage, tipped wage – and what they could have been
Michigan tipped workers just saw the single-largest raise to their wages in state history. But it could have been higher.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs minimum wage, sick leave laws; here's what they do
The measures were the result of a compromise between the Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate and the Republican-led House.
Gov. Whitmer signs minimum wage and paid sick leave bills into law
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed the two bills sent to her desk late Thursday night that change the state's minimum wage law and paid sick time rules for workers.
Whitmer signs bills on paid sick leave, tipped minimum wage changes into law
The new laws preserve the tipped wage credit and require small businesses to begin providing paid sick leave in October.
Trump reappoints Michigan Gov. Whitmer to Council of Governors
Whitmer will be one of 10 governors on the council — five from the Republican Party and five from the Democratic Party.
Gov. Whitmer wants $3B for Michigan roads: Here's where it would come from
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called on lawmakers to return to the negotiating table to craft a road funding solution. She ...
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President Trump Reappoints Michigan Governor Whitmer to Council of Governors in Show of Bipartisan Unity
President Trump reappoints Governor Whitmer to the Council of Governors, reaffirming bipartisan collaboration on security.
Whitmer draws scrutiny for handing out thousands in bonuses to political appointees
Whitmer expanded bonuses distributed to state employees to include political appointees, handing out $145,000 to 15 Cabinet members and department directors.
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Nearly all Whitmer cabinet members received bonus pay in 2024, records show
Performance bonuses for top civil servants are not new. But there has been little or no media coverage of bonuses paid to ...
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How to watch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's seventh State of the State address on Wednesday
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her seventh State of the State address on Wednesday evening at the Michigan Capitol ...
Michigan Supreme Court justice resignation paves way for Whitmer to expand liberal majority
The chief justice on the Michigan Supreme Court is resigning, lighting the path for a liberal supermajority. The court is ...
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Michigan Chief Justice to step down
Her departure will reduce the conservative minority on the bench to only one, Justice Brian Zahra, with a Democratic governor ...