GM electric cars spell trouble for union
GM aims for an all electric future as union negotiations hinge on a planned Lordstown battery plant. The UAW faces job losses if battery work pays less, with 49,000 striking workers amid a broader restructuring. Experts warn wage tiers could weaken the union while GM seeks cost cuts to push EVs forward.
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Detroit
U.S
United Auto Workers Union
Midwest
General Motors
Mary Barra
Lordstown
Ohio
UAW
Sam Abuelsamid
Navigant Research
Abuelsamid
Brownstown
Michigan
LG Chem
Barra
Trump
LMC Automotive
Michigan lawmakers back expungement reform package
Ottawa County representatives co sponsor a bipartisan set of bills to ease expungement for non violent offenders. Primary sponsor Rep Luke Meerman with Rep Bradley Slagh and Rep Jim Lilly seek to allow three non violent felonies for expungement eligibility, widen to four misdemeanors, and shorten wait times while excluding violent crimes or weapons offenses. The package targets marijuana misdemeanors for expungement and creates the “one bad night” rule for same day incidents. Bills HB 4980 to 4985 await House Judiciary action and potential Senate and Gov action.
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Lansing
Ottawa
Michigan
Bradley Slagh
Zeeland
Luke Meerman
Coopersville
Jim Lilly
Spring Lake
Meerman
House
Judiciary Committee
Singh
Slagh
Senate
Gretchen Whitmer
Motown ceremony planned for expansion ahead of 66th anniversary
The Motown Museum in Detroit will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking Sunday for a expansion project including interactive exhibits a performance theater and recording studios. Berry Gordy Jr will donate 4 million toward the effort as part of Motown’s 66th anniversary weekend attended by artists and dignitaries.
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Motown Museum
Detroit
Berry Gordy Jr
Gordy
Motown
Los Angeles
Esther Gordy Edwards
Hitsville
U.S.A
West Grand Boulevard
The
Supremes
Miracles
Martha and the Vandellas
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Jackson 5
Four Tops
Temptations
Michigan House and Senate vote summaries roll call
MichiganVotes.org reports on recent Lansing votes. Key actions include House approval of HB 4242 K-12 budget 91 to 18 with a 15.235 billion appropriation and per pupil increases. HB 4189 subsidies for Federal Mogul successor extended. SB 319 raising neighborhood enterprise zone cash cap. HB 4710 licensure for acupuncturists passed 100 to 9. Democrats mostly opposed HB 4242. notable yes votes from Nesbitt Victory and Lilly Slagh Whiteford.
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Aric Nesbitt
Lawton
Roger Victory
Hudsonville
House
Jim Lilly
Park Township
Bradley Slagh
Zeeland
Mary Whiteford
Casco Township
Senate
Tenneco
Nesbitt
Victory
Victory House
Yes
Lilly, Slagh
Whiteford
MichiganVotes.org
Mackinac Center For Public Policy
Michigan
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