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Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Two bills may halt trash services for 60,000 in Greenville Co.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Two sanitation bills that have been discussed in the Statehouse could affect trash services for Greenville County residents. If passed, bill could end trash services for about 60K Greenville Co. residents Bill 4002 would discontinue the Greater Greenville Sanitation district and end trash services for around 60,000 residents. The bill passed in the Senate but failed a second reading last week. It still has to enter committee before the Senate votes on it. Bill 4003 would stop Greater Greenville Sanitation from servicing people outside of its district. 'It will protect the 64 private companies in Greenville County with 600 employees from Overreach from Greenville Sanitation, costing private jobs,' Representative Mike Burns said. Lawmakers are making progress on Bill 4003, officials said. Greater Greenville Sanitation says no heads-up was given before bill passed The bills were created after failed negotiation talks with Greater Greenville Sanitation, wanting to utilize a flat fee instead of a millage tax. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
21-02-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Gov. Whitmer signs bills on Michigan's minimum wage, sick time
In the final hours before Michigan's minimum wage was set to increase, lawmakers passed two bills that aimed to increase wages at a slightly slower rate. On Friday afternoon, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law: Senate Bill 8, which incrementally increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027, and House Bill 4002, which expands paid sick leave policies and prevents employers from requiring their workers to find their own replacements if they are ill. Business owners and tipped workers called on lawmakers to protect the current wage rate. Workers repeatedly asked the legislature to slow down scheduled increases to the state minimum wage and protect the tipped wage. "[Workers] can now begin the work of planning for their collective future with the knowledge that a tip credit has once again been preserved," said Justin Winslow, the CEO of the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association. However, advocates for increased wages, like the organization One Fair Wage, argued that "... corporate-backed lawmakers ignored the will of the people and passed this bill to gut the minimum wage law before it could even take effect." According to the bill's language, Michigan's minimum wage will increase in line with inflation after 2027. In response to the change to the minimum wage plan, One Fair Wage announced they are beginning work on a referendum campaign. If the group and its coalition gather enough petition signatures to get on the ballot, voters would be able to decide on the new laws by vote.
