With nearly all of FirstEnergy's downtown employees already working from home, it might not feel any different in that part of the city, but the announcement dashes hopes that they would one day return.
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s order amending a damages award but determined the lower court lacked jurisdiction to issue two other orders because each interfered with the subject matter of a pending appeal.
Michigan business leaders wade into election law debate
General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra
A group of Michigan business leaders have waded into the national debate over voting rights in the face of tighter restrictions signed into law in Georgia and new rules proposed in Michigan by Republican lawmakers.
On Tuesday, 37 CEOs and board chairs of some of Michigan s largest companies released a joint statement outlining broad principles they believe should be followed as state lawmakers debate changes to election laws. Government must avoid actions that reduce participation in elections particularly among historically disenfranchised communities, persons with disabilities, older adults, racial minorities and low-income voters, the statement reads. Government has a responsibility to continuously improve and strengthen election administration, because public faith in the security and integrity of our elections is fundamental.
Major apartment landlord raises issues with Ann Arbor’s new fair housing ordinance
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Posted Mar 12, 2021
The Ann Arbor Housing Commission s new 32-unit State Crossing apartment complex at 1525 S. State St. on Dec. 31, 2020.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI Ann Arbor is close to adopting a new fair housing ordinance to keep landlords from turning away renters with criminal backgrounds.
But based on issues raised by McKinley Inc., a major apartment landlord in the area, officials say the city needs to carve out exceptions for private landlords who are federally required in some cases to take a person’s criminal history into account.
Ann Arbor real estate magnate Ron Weiser's bid to reclaim the chairmanship of the Michigan Republican Party on Saturday faces an 11th-hour crisis as he fights off claims of a past political payoff and questions about personal emails inadvertently sent to fellow members of the University of Michigan…