Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged former Michigan House Speaker Rick V. Johnson with pocketing bribes from the state's marijuana industry in exchange for licenses from the medical marijuana agency he chaired part of a scheme that prosecutors said allowed corrupt companies to unfairly get ahead during the early years of Michigan's marijuana gold rush.
The Michigan Supreme Court said Friday it would consider whether a road agency lawyer's informal, emailed discussions with insurers locked the agency into a settlement, despite never formally voting to approve the deal and later disavowing it.
The Holland Sentinel has taken home 16 placements and honorable mentions in the Michigan Press Association s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest, including Class C Newspaper of the Year.
The Michigan Supreme Court this year could determine the fate of voter-approved minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, affecting every single employer in the state, along with the future of slip-and-fall litigation in one of the snowiest parts of the country.
A women's rights group on Monday told a state judge that Michigan's courts can and should break new legal ground by holding that the Equal Rights Amendment is a valid addition to the U.S. Constitution and direct state officials to enforce it.