WKTV Staff
ken@wktv.org
Two proposed Michigan ballot measures which were passed by the legislature — and will now not be on the November ballot — was among the discussion items of a wide-ranging inter-governmental leaders meeting Monday, Sept. 10, at the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce’s Government Matters Committee’s monthly forum at Wyoming City Hall.
The monthly forum is free and open to the public, and allows public questions.
State Sen. Peter MacGregor told the group that measures dealing with paid sick leave and minimum wage were both passed by the legislature, thus allowing the legislature to alter them later with only a simple majority and not a two-thirds majority which would be required if they were voted on and passed by the voters.
But MacGregor said there was one measure which he wished had been passed by the legislative action and was not.
The paid sick leave and the minimum wage “are great ideas but they need a lot of massaging,” he said. But “we missed a chance to do something about recreational marijuana.”
The meeting is rebroadcast on WKTV’s channels and on-demand website (wktvondemand.com). This month’s meeting is available here.
The Government Matters meeting brings together representatives from the cities of Wyoming and Kentwood, Kent County commissioners, local Michigan state senators and representatives, as well as often representatives of Michigan’s U.S. senators and U.S. congressman who represent the Wyoming and Kentwood area.
The next meeting will be Oct. 8 will be at the Kentwood City Hall, 4900 Breton Road SE, from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
The intergovernmental discussion hosted by the chamber focuses on issues that effect residents and businesses in the two cities.
For more information about the chamber and Government Matters visit southkent.org .
The meetings are on the second Monday of each month, starting at 8 a.m. WKTV Journal will produce a highlight story after the meeting. But WKTV also offers replays of the Monday meetings on the following Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Comcast Cable Government Channel 26.
