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What could be the potential impacts of a new minimum wage and paid sick leave bill? Then, how does one become a volunteer lighthouse keeper in Michigan? Plus, the journey towards a Black Utopia.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they hope a deal can be reached without waiting until July. “We have zero interest in an extension,” said a House Republican source. “A deal is on the table now.”

Hearings on amending earned sick leave and minimum wage laws begin Wednesday before a state Senate committee. The laws are set to take effect later this month.

Today, what to know about Michigan’s new paid sick leave laws. Also, a preview of all the fun you’ll find at our upcoming Valentine’s Day party in metro Grand Rapids. Plus, we’ll learn what happens to all the Michigan wildlife that doesn’t get to snuggle under a blanket by the fire during our state’s frigid winters.

The state House adopted bills Thursday to scale back paid sick leave and minimum wage laws before they take effect in less than a month.

The special state House committee formed to amend Michigan’s tipped wage and sick-time leave laws meets for the first time this week in Lansing. The chair of the committee, Republican Representative Bill G. Schuette, joins It’s Just Politics to discuss his goals for the bills.

A Republican-led state House special committee opened hearings Tuesday on scaling back parts of an initiative to increase the state minimum wage and guarantee workers paid sick leave.

Today, the impacts of increasing minimum wage on business owners. Then, the story of a citizen and veteran assumed immigrant and threatened with deportation. Plus, a visit to the Auto Show.

A University of Michigan think tank has upgraded its expectations for annual worker earnings in the state. The Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics released its projections Friday.

Supporters of a state law to raise the minimum wage for everyone in Michigan — regardless of whether they make tips — say lawmakers should leave it be.