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Michigan Senate passes compromise bill on tipped wages, minimum wage ahead of deadline

Republicans, numerous service industry workers and restaurant owners have warned that phasing out the subminimum wage for tipped workers will put jobs and businesses at risk.

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Bill passes in Michigan Senate to raise minimum wage, preserve tipped credit

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate approved a bill Thursday night that would increase the state's minimum wage and preserve tipped wage credit. Senate Bill 8 passed with a 20-12 vote. It's now headed to the state House.

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Michigan Senate hearings to begin on earned sick time and minimum wage bills

Hearings begin today before a state Senate committee on amending earned sick leave and minimum wage laws before they take effect later this month. We have more from Rick Pluta.

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Lame duck bills would be harder to pass under proposal to change Michigan Constitution

The proposal from House Republicans would require a two-thirds majority vote to pass legislation during lame duck.

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Michigan Senate files lawsuit against Michigan House over 9 bills not reaching Gov. Whitmer's desk

(CBS DETROIT) — The Michigan Senate announced it is filing a lawsuit against the Michigan House of Representatives over ...

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Michigan Senate holds sick time hearings

An effort to amend Michigan’s sick leave law before it takes effect later this month got a Senate committee hearing Wednesday ...

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Opinion: How to make Michigan’s Legislature less dysfunctional

To overcome this, we need to think about the structures within which the legislature operates. While Michigan has a full-time legislature, the results of budget cuts more than a decade ago still ...

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