Governmental Affairs: May 9, 2014
MRA’s legislative reception a success
Last week, Michigan Retailers Association held its annual legislative reception and had great turnout from legislators and lawmakers. This year we had 39 legislators attend and nearly 100 attendees overall.
Governmental Affairs: April 25, 2014
State senator suggests alternative minimum wage increase
In an attempt to stop the momentum behind the minimum wage ballot proposal, Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) announced plans to introduce legislation raising the minimum wage from $7.40 to $8.15.
Governmental Affairs: April 11, 2014
Spring break
Lawmakers are currently in the middle of a legislative spring break. They will return for one day over the next two weeks and resume regular session the last week of April.
