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Michigan 3-month weather outlook: Projected temperature, precipitation trends
We are a little more than halfway through NOAA’s winter outlook and, truth be told, the weather has been nearly opposite of what was projected.
So you might want to take this with a grain of salt, but the latest seasonal outlook for February, March and April that takes us through the end of winter and leads us into Meteorological Spring (which is March, April, May) has most of Southeast Michigan with near average temperatures and above-average precipitation.
New minimum wage, sick leave bills heading to Michigan Senate
The Michigan House approved two bills on tipped wages and paid sick leave, aiming to counter upcoming Supreme Court changes.
The announcement was made on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Still, if lawmakers don’t act by Feb. 21, we’ll see changes like phasing out the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers by 2030, expanding sick leave for small business employees, and increasing the minimum wage to $15 by 2028.
Michigan man charged for allegedly embezzling $400K from 87-year-old man
A Livingston County man has been charged for allegedly embezzling money from a vulnerable adult to benefit himself and his nonprofit organization, officials said.
Kirk Lanam, 52, of Hartland, was arraigned on four counts of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult, $100,000 or more, which is a 20-year felony. He was also charged with one count of fraudulently obtaining a signature, a 10-year felony.
Why does Michigan have so many townships?
If the human body is mostly water, Michigan is mostly townships. In fact, the majority of Michigan residents live in a township.