Bureau: Minimum wage, sick time drives have enough petitions
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan elections bureau says enough voter signatures have been submitted by proponents of ballot drives to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time.
The bureau released reports Tuesday. The Board of State Canvassers could certify the signatures at a meeting Thursday.
Business groups have challenged the petitions, but the challenges were rejected by the bureau. A lawsuit filed by restaurants opposing the minimum wage proposal is pending in the courts.
If certified, the measures would go to the Republican-led Legislature. If it did not act, the proposals would be placed on the November ballot.
Calley accuses ‘off duty’ Schuette of not working much
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is opening a new attack against Bill Schuette in the Republican gubernatorial primary, accusing him of not working much as attorney general.
Calley said Tuesday that Schuette’s official calendar shows he worked just 104 “full days” out of approximately 1,950 working days since he became attorney general. He says Schuette has been “off duty.”
Schuette spokeswoman Andrea Bitely says the criticism is “another political attack.”
Snyder names Brown to 1st District Court in Monroe County
Gov. Rick Snyder Tuesday appointed Michael Brown of Monroe to the 1st District Court in Monroe County.
“Michael brings an excellent reputation and a wealth of experience to the bench, and I am confident he will successfully serve the citizens of Monroe County,” Snyder said.
Brown has been an assistant prosecuting attorney in Monroe County since 2004, where he handles both misdemeanor and felony dockets. He also responds to all appeals on behalf of the Prosecutor’s Office. Before that Brown was a law clerk in the 38th Circuit Court.
Brown is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Federalist Society, the Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers, the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, and many other organizations. He serves as the president of the Monroe County Assistant Prosecutors Association and vice president of the Monroe County Bar Association. He was previously a member of the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Michigan Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems.
Brown earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in 2000 and a law degree from the University of Michigan in 2003.
Brown fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Jarod Calkins.
He must seek election in November 2020 for a full term.
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