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.
Retail sales remain chilled during March
LANSING – A hoped-for surge in Michigan retail sales after a long, severe winter never materialized in March, building up expectations for improvement in April, according to the latest Michigan Retail Index,