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We're on the cover of Time! Here’s some great news from one of our Alliance partners, ROC. We are currently awaiting an answer from The Michigan Supreme Court as it relates to the constitutionality of what happened to the Michigan One Fair Wage Ballot Initiative in Lame Duck Session. This issue has made

Supreme Court: Do what is right for us With over 400,000 signatures supporting the initiatives, citizen groups throughout Michigan had qualified two proposals for the November 6, 2018, ballot. The Michigan One Fair Wage (MOFW) and Michigan Time To Care (MTTC), would have raised Michigan’s minimum wage to $12.00/hour by 2022 and required

Nathan Triplett commentary Below is some commentary from Nathan Triplett, Staff Attorney for the Dem Caucus: The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning on the constitutionality of the adopt-and-amend scheme used by legislative Republicans to gut the Michigan One Fair Wage and MI Time to Care initiated laws during the 2018

Thank You For Your Participation! Thank you all who participated in yesterdays actions to Protect and Defend One Fair Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time at the Michigan Supreme Court. Over 50 of our fellow members and allies came on our respective behalf. Not only did we have a great presence in the

Column: On wages, the people spoke, but will the court listen? Check out the following article:  http://bit.ly/2XNs13T

Over 60 state and federal officials, dozens of diverse organizations filed 14 amicus briefs against “adopt and amend” maneuver Elected Officials, Civil Rights Groups Urge Michigan Supreme Court to Strike Down the Legislature’s Unconstitutional Laws on Wages, Sick Time Benefits...Over 60 state and federal officials, dozens of diverse organizations filed 14 amicus briefs

GOP lame duck law making citizen ballot drives difficult is being challenged in court Check out the following article: https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/05/24/gop-lame-duck-law-making-citizen-ballot-drives-difficult-is-being-challenged-in-court#.XO7Aoc7bD3c.email

Detroit Future City: Growing Detroit’s African-American Middle Class Check out the following article: https://detroitfuturecity.com/middleclassreport/documents/DFC_Growing-Detroit%E2%80%99s-African-American-Middle-Class.pdf

GOP lawmakers ask Michigan court to rule on lame-duck laws Check out the following article: https://apnews.com/c740aba899d74e7db156c38c5305ef31