Minimum Wage And Sick Leave Ballot Proposals Get Grabbed By Legislature And News

Your Daily Detroit podcast for September 5, 2018:

- In order to have more influence on the final law, the Michigan Senate passed two ballot initiatives Wednesday to raise the minimum wage and mandate employers provide sick leave for employees. But they didn't pass them to make them into law; they passed them to change them and control them.

- The man brought in to help stabilize Detroit's finances since shortly after the city declared bankruptcy is leaving his post. John Hill will leave his job as the city's chief financial officer at the end of the year. He was hired back in 2013 by former emergency manager Kevyn Orr during the city's bankruptcy. Mayor Mike Duggan later persuaded him to stay on longer.

- A couple of gubernatorial endorsements among groups representing police officers have been announced.

- Fiat Chrysler says it has invested more than $30 million in a new facility to develop and test autonomous vehicles and advanced safety technology at its Chelsea Proving Grounds west of Ann Arbor.

- Meanwhile, General Motors is investing $28 million in a new project at its advanced-battery lab at its Tech Center in Warren. In a LinkedIn post, GM chief Mary Barra says the automaker plans to add new test chambers and advanced equipment to accelerate the development of next-generation batteries.

- If you have late fees and warrant costs with tickets in 36th District Court downtown, you're in luck.

- It's a sign — or pair of signs, if you will — of the glory days of the Pontiac Silverdome, and you could own them. The Michigan Department of Transportation is auctioning two 7 foot by 14 foot aluminum road signs that have the words "Pontiac Silverdome" on them. And, Sven and Jer share their favorite Silverdome memories.

That's it for today's show. Thanks so much, and if you like the show, find the Daily Detroit podcast in Apple Podcasts or wherever fine shows are found.