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U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm described the country as amid a "building boom," touting to union pipefitters and plumbers on Wednesday how federal construction tax credits incentivize tapping into union contractors and apprenticeship programs.

Michigan's $10.33-an-hour minimum wage will increase from around $12.25 to $12.30 an hour and tipped workers will see their base wage go up from $3.93 an hour to around $5.90 an hour by Feb. 21, 2025, under a Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.

The Michigan Supreme Court split along party lines on Wednesday to rule that the Republican-led Legislature’s adopt-and-amend tactic for minimum wage and paid sick leave initiatives in 2018 was unconstitutional.

Last month, Michigan emerged as the top seller of legal cannabis in the country. Now, Rep. Graham Filler (R-St. Johns) is reviving an effort to ease the state’s regulatory burden on marijuana retailers.

For one union representing grocery stackers, cashiers and food packers in West Michigan, its youngest members are 15 years old.