From the Associated Press — Governor Gretchen Whitmer says Michigan will pay higher “prevailing” wages on state construction projects, three years after Republican legislators repealed a long-standing law that required better pay. The Democratic governor said Thursday that the cancellation of the law does not preclude her from implementing a prevailing wage policy for state contracts. She calls it the “right policy” and one that benefits many. The announcement drew criticism from an association of nonunion contractors that primarily funded a ballot initiative that enabled lawmakers to rescind the law despite then-Governor Rick Snyder’s objections. Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan President Jimmy Greene says it is illegal.
