Each new year brings new laws, and many took effect on January 1.
Indiana
On the road, a mandate ended. The mandate indicated that signal all turns at least 200 feet ahead of time and 300 feet when over 50 miles per hour. Lawmakers argued the specific distances were constantly broken and difficult to enforce.
The state income tax rate drops .08% to 3.15%.
For property taxes, the $3,000 property tax deduction for mortgaged property ended, and the homestead deduction increased from $45,000 to $48,000. The senior citizen tax deduction may be claimed on homes up to $240,000 instead of the maximum of $200,000.
There's also a new law that creates minimum standards for how Indiana police can pursue suspects, stating the pursuit should not begin or continue if the need for an immediate arrest is very low and public safety risks are high-. It asks officers to consider things like road conditions, the violation of the suspect and more.
Next, doctors must offer a blood lead screening test to the parents of children between nine months and six years old if the child has not previously been tested for lead poisoning.
Michigan
In the workplace, Michigan's minimum wage has increased to $10.10 per hour, raising the rate for minors to $8.59 and $3.84 for tipped employees. With continuous wage increases into 2030. This comes after the 2018 One Fair Wage petition that would have set minimum wage at $12 per hour by 2022 and raised the minimum wage for tipped workers to 80% of the standard...
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