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Webinar: State of the State Address - What Lies Ahead for MFG Policy Priorities

January 27, 2023 2335

Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her fifth State of the State Address on January 25, 2023, in Lansing. MMA’s Government Affairs team held a roundtable discussion with members reacting to the initiatives detailed by the Governor, how they align with MMA’s manufacturing agenda and how legislative leaders are responding. Watch to gain insight into the year ahead for legislation and regulations of importance to manufacturers from MMA’s champions of advocacy.
Compete to Succeed: Manufacturing Vision for Michigan 2023-2024

January 25, 2023 2647

In January, we released to our members our priorities for the 102nd Michigan Legislature in Compete to Succeed: Manufacturing Vision for Michigan 2023-2024, an outline and call-to-action of the most significant challenges facing Michigan manufacturers.
2022 General Election Endorsements

August 29, 2022 3078

MMA is pleased to announce our endorsements for pro-manufacturing candidates in the Michigan House and Michigan Senate for the General Election on Tuesday, 11/8/22. We believe these candidates will help improve Michigan’s manufacturing business climate, increase your competitiveness and support our pro-manufacturing agenda.
Minimum Wage/Paid Sick Leave Laws Stayed by Court of Claims

August 1, 2022 2952

The ruling that would have increased the state’s minimum wage to $12/hour and required practically all Michigan employers to provide at least 72 hours of paid sick leave has been stayed by the Court of Claims.
What MMA Members Need to Know About the Court’s Ruling on Minimum Wage/Paid Sick Leave Laws

July 20, 2022 3000

The Michigan Court of Claims that ruled declared Michigan's Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act and the Earned Sick Time Act as unconstitutional. These Acts were originally 2018 ballot initiatives which the Legislature adopted and then amended in an effort to ease the burden the original ballot initiatives would have placed on employers.
MMA’s David Worthams Appointed to Michigan Civil Rights Commission

May 26, 2022 3573

MMA Director of Employment Policy David Q. Worthams has been appointed to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The Michigan Civil Rights Commission works to carry out the guarantees against discrimination articulated in Michigan’s Constitution.
MMA-Supported Term Limit Reform Proposal Headed to November Ballot

May 10, 2022 2547

Following a recent vote by the MMA Board of Directors to support changes to Michigan’s legislative term limit law proposed by Voters for Transparency and Term Limits, the Legislature today passed House Joint Resolution R, which places the proposed constitutional amendment to reform Michigan’s term limits on the November 2022 ballot.
MMA-PAC Endorses Mike Milanowski 74th District House Special Election on May 3

April 26, 2022 3221

For the special election to seat a new State Representative from the 74th district, a clear choice has entered the race who fully understands the current and future needs of the manufacturing industry, the largest sector of the Michigan economy. That person is write-in candidate Mike Milanowski.
Welcome to Bill Rayl, MMA's New Executive Director of Workforce Solutions

April 14, 2022 3762

As Michigan manufacturers face increasing competition across this great nation of ours and around the world for skilled talent, and as the need for skilled workers to develop and implement new advanced technologies reaches a critical juncture, MMA welcomes one of the country’s most recognized experts to the MMA family to serve as that connector for Michigan manufacturers.
Action is Needed to Stem the Growing Disruption Caused by Border Blockade

February 10, 2022 3086

Canadian truckers have brought their pandemic protests to the US border and, as the situation persists, the team here at MMA is watching closely and urging swift resolution to prevent further disruption to the free flow of people and goods between our nations.

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