House, minimum wage and Michigan

Bill to preserve lower tipped minimum wage in Michigan passes state House
Most Republicans in the Michigan House backed a bill to keep a lower minimum wage for workers who receive customer tips. Some Democrats joined them.
Bill to increase tipped wages passes State House, heads back to Senate
Lawmakers voted to pass Senate Bill 8, which would gradually increase the minimum wage in Michigan while also maintaining tips for tipped workers.
Michigan House passes minimum wage bill
A bill to change Michigan’s minimum wage law ahead of it taking effect passed the state Legislature Wednesday. The law is scheduled to take effect Friday. If left unchanged, the law would gradually raise the minimum wage for both tipped and non-tipped workers until both are making the same amount by 2030.
Tipped wage rework bill heads back to the Michigan Senate
A bill to keep the tipped minimum wage in Michigan passed the state House Wednesday—but it will have to go back to the Senate for another vote. Senate Bill 8, originally
Bill to increase wages passes Michigan House
As passed by the House, Senate Bill 8 would increase the minimum wage in Michigan to $15/hour by 2027. For tipped employees, it would increase their wage from 38% of the minimum wage by 2% each year before capping out at 50% of the minimum wage in 2031.
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.
Michigan House OKs amended minimum wage bill
The Michigan House passed Senate Bill 8 69-40 on Wednesday, less than a week after the state Senate passed it.
Michigan House OKs scaling back tipped minimum wage, paid sick leave negotiations continue
The GOP-led Michigan House voted Wednesday on a measure to scale back a minimum wage hike for tipped worker that is supposed to take effect Friday.
Michigan House OKs bills creating a 'cooling off' period to slow lawmaker-to-lobbyist churn
The Michigan House voted to create a two-year waiting period between when a lawmaker leaves the Legislature and when he or ...
Michigan House passes plan to close 'revolving door' of lawmakers, lobbyists
Most states have some sort of "cooling off" rule, mandating lawmakers wait a certain amount of time before leaving their post ...
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Michigan Senate votes to scale back tipped wage hike in bipartisan deal
LANSING — The Michigan Senate voted late Thursday to advance legislation that would significantly scale back a pending ...
There will be another open Democratic Senate seat in 2026 midterms
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend ...
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Academic Senate addresses Department of Education letter on race
I do know that we likely have colleagues who are concerned about whether their research or even their jobs will be allowed to ...