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An effort to raise taxes on Michiganders making over $500,000 a year says it’s making good progress collecting signatures to get on the November ballot

One Fair Wage needs to submit at least 223,099 signatures by March 24 to get on the ballot

Attorney Ben Anema of Grand Rapids law firm Mika Meyers discusses the complex legal challenges local governments face

The legislation has an uncertain fate as it heads to the House

In 2022, five Republican candidates for governor were disqualified from the Michigan primary ballot because of fraudulent petition signatures gathered by paid circulators

A bipartisan group of Michigan House lawmakers has tried to pass similar legislation during the current and previous legislative sessions

Harrison Park Academy is celebrating the opening of a new health clinic, more than $2 million in federal funding is headed to West Michigan to restore the rapids while guarding against sea lamprey, Grand Rapids is considering a new noise ordinance in response to complaints about loud protests, and more.

Volunteers are canvassing for three proposed state constitutional amendments

Not having board approval on final summary language could potentially open the campaign up to lawsuits that may claim the petition was misleading

The move comes after years of state lawmakers trying and failing to pass similar restrictions