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US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers union
Read full article: US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers unionThe U.S. attorneyโs office in Detroit is recommending that a federal judge name New York lawyer Neil Barofsky to monitor the United Auto Workers unionโs behavior after a corruption scandal.
New deal maintains Michigan budget for now; big concerns for next year
Read full article: New deal maintains Michigan budget for now; big concerns for next yearLANSING, Mich. โ Billions of dollars from the federal government have helped keep Michigan afloat amid financial hardships caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With the federal governmentโs help, two of the major traditional budget concerns in Michigan -- K-12 schools and local revenue sharing -- will not take any cuts. House Appropriations Chairman Shane Hernandez tells Local 4 News that the federal government bought Michigan some time. โThey bought us time to understand COVID, understand how we deal with it and open our businesses and schools," Hernandez said. Hernandez believes that Michigan businesses cannot afford to operate under such heavy restrictions much longer.