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Child marriage is still legal in Michigan

December 19, 2022

Child marriage is still legal in Michigan as fight continues to change the law.

The age minimum for getting married in Michigan may shock you. Technically it is age zero. There is no minimum under the law.

Read more at WXYZ Detroit

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Bill to allow permanent sale of cocktails

November 28, 2022
Bill to allow permanent sale of cocktails to-go passes Michigan Senate
Without the passage of the Senate bill, the law expires at the end of 2025.
There were certain stipulations tacked onto the legislation, like requiring businesses to continue to follow all state laws, signify on the drinking container that it contains alcohol and can only be delivered to a person above 21 years old and verify the customer is of drinking age.
Read more at mLive.com
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Michigan to get around $12M from settlement with Google

November 15, 2022

The transparency requirements of this settlement will ensure that Google not only makes users aware of how their location data is being used, but also how to change their account settings if they wish to disable location-related account settings, delete the data collected and set data retention limits.

Read more at WXYZ.com

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Michigan law forces retired teachers to stop coaching

October 29, 2022

The issue is a new state law written to allow retired teachers to come back to work to help to deal with the shortage around the state. It requires them to be retired for at least nine months before taking a job with school - even a coaching job. They have to sit out for nine months to avoid cuts to their pensions.

Read more at 13ABC.com

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Union fee-for-service lawsuit

October 14, 2022

Union fee-for-service lawsuit could test limits of Michigan’s right-to-work law

An administrative law judge found that requiring non-members to pay for representation went against their right not to join a union that’s guaranteed by the state’s right-to-work law

Read more at mLive

Stuck with $5,200 Water Bill After Buying New Home

October 11, 2022

Michigan Woman Gets Stuck with $5,200 Water Bill After Buying New Home

Per a 1939 Michigan law, unpaid utility bills are transferred to the new homeowner if not addressed in the closing period

Read more at People

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Kalamazoo May Need No. 2 Plan

September 20, 2022

Kalamazoo may need No. 2 plan as state moves to override city’s repeal of decency law. The city of Kalamazoo made national news after it decriminalized public urination, defecation and littering in July.

Read more at Michigan Capitol Confidential

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State not federal policy guides US autonomous driving

September 19, 2022

Since 2012, the federal government has published voluntary guidance that empowers states to create AV statutory frameworks that may incentivise autonomous driving activities based on their risk tolerance.

Read more at Automotive World

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New Michigan law bans fake urine to pass drug tests

September 7, 2022

It is now a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine for someone to “distribute, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to distribute, deliver, or sell a drug masking product.”

Read more at mLive.com

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Michigan's no-fault overhaul does not apply to previous crash survivors

August 29, 2022

A Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday that new medical cost controls in Michigan's recent overhaul of its no-fault auto insurance system are unconstitutional and do not apply retroactively to crash victims whose accidents occurred before the 2019 change in the law.

Read more at Detroit Free Press

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