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Legislature Passes Protections for Families Struggling With Debt
House Bills 4900, 4901 would shield homes, wages, and public benefits from excessive collections LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 23, 2024) — The Michigan Legislature has passed House Bills 4900 and 4901 to ensure that Michigan residents are not pushed into poverty by...
Michigan Senate Passes Bills to Improve Pollution Cleanup
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 16, 2024) — Senate Democrats passed polluter accountability legislation Friday to require polluters to clean up more thoroughly, to improve transparency about polluted sites, and to make it easier for those harmed by pollution to seek justice....
Michigan Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Public Safety and Community Trust With Police
Bill package carries forward previous bipartisan work, developed with Michiganders, law enforcement officials, and community leader LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 13, 2024) — Earlier today, the Michigan Senate voted in bipartisan fashion to pass several bills to improve police...
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Trump pushes through an enormous tax increase and Republicans in Congress are asleep at the wheel.
This tax increase will hit the average US family with an additional $3,500 per year in new taxes.
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Trump side says tariffs will raise $6 trillion, which would be largest tax hike in US history | CNN Business
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White House aide Peter Navarro said Sunday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs to bring in $6 trillion in revenue in the next decade, which could amount to the largest tax hike in US hi...1 CommentComment on Facebook
I find it hard not to guess that he will try to have the pain much reduced by midterms. We shall see, I guess. All we need is one more shock and we could be in for some real darkness.
Michigan used to be the one of the worst states in America to become unemployed. Now, because of new rules passed by Democrats last year, we have a new law that:
*: Increases benefits
*: Extends the time workers can collect from 20 to 26 weeks
*: Increases benefits for workers with dependents
*: Adjusts annually with inflation
Even though workers pay for unemployment insurance through their employer, Michigan also had lots of little, technical rules that made it hard to claim and easy for the insurance system to deny claims. We eliminated those bureaucratic rules that were causing waste and inefficiencies so that the system can work better for everyone. ... See MoreSee Less
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How about everyone Elon has fired for no reason.... Did you include those numbers ?
Thank you for all the hard work.
Now I'm waiting for libtards to complain that it's not a living wage.
This story reveals the evil of Trump's immigration policies. Ripping a father away from a young, American boy with autism is evil. Sending him into danger and abuse, perhaps even death, despite a court order allowing him to stay is evil. And then admitting that his deportation was a mistake but being unwilling to do anything to save this man and his family from the pain and suffering of that mistake, is evil.
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An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
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The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.1 CommentComment on Facebook
Republikkkans have no desire to change course!! Florida special elections Democrats spent I think10 times what the other side did. Didn't matter both seats filled by Republikkkans!! Ass kissing morons.!!