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The Michigan Public Service Commission Friday launched an investigation into Consumers Energy amid customers' complaints about meter malfunctions, billing practices and delays in new service installations.

The Senate Labor Committee took testimony Wednesday on legislation that unweaves a Snyder-era ban and would allow local governments to adopt ordinances setting higher minimum wage rates and better benefits than those existing statewide.

Michigan's unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.7% in May, marking the first time the state’s jobless rate matched the national rate since June 2018.

Although Democrats aim to make wide-reaching investments in "Projects, People and Places" as part of their economic strategy, one might wonder, what good is an economic incentive if there's expected to be 83,000 fewer Americans moving to Michigan in the future?

The relationship between Michigan's business associations and the Legislature's Democratic majorities could become more frigid as workforce and regulatory reforms go beyond the expected.