{"id":2375878,"date":"2024-12-04T01:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T06:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-democrats-pushing-last-minute-bills-before-losing-trifecta-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T01:42:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T06:42:37","slug":"michigan-democrats-pushing-last-minute-bills-before-losing-trifecta-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-democrats-pushing-last-minute-bills-before-losing-trifecta-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Democrats pushing last-minute bills before losing trifecta- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-democrats-pushing-last-minute-bills-before-losing-trifecta-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375878&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan lawmakers are\u200b currently in their lame\u200b duck session\u200b as they wrap up the year,with notable political activity expected. Here&#8217;s a summary of\u2064 the situation:<\/p>\n<p>As the 102nd Michigan Legislature enters its final weeks, tensions are high as the Democratic majority faces challenges to advance their agenda. With Republicans\u200b recently winning control of the state House\u200d in the November elections, the Democrats are working diligently to push through last-minute bills before losing their trifecta (governorship, state House, and state Senate). Key issues being addressed include proposed reforms to \u200bstate minimum wage and sick leave laws, especially following\u200d a recent ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court that affects these policies.<\/p>\n<p>Although Democrats hold the majority until january 8 when the new Republican representatives are sworn in, there are \u200dconcerns about absences and internal disunity that may\u200b impede their ability to pass their final legislative priorities effectively during this short window. The outcomes of the current discussions and \u200cvotes will be \u2063pivotal \u200bfor\u200c the \u2064state&#8217;s\u200c legislative landscape moving forward into 2024. <\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information, refer to \u200dsources like [Bridgemi](https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">\/michigan-government\/tensions-absences-threaten-democratic-agenda-michigan-lame-duck-legislature<\/a>) and [Free Press](https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2024\/12\/02\/michigan-legislature-lame-duck-session-december\/76652871007\/).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michigan House Democrats pushing last-minute bills before losing trifecta<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1874725\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats are slated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3222048\/michigan-republicans-flip-state-house-and-end-democratic-trifecta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lose\">lose<\/a> their trifecta in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lose\">Michigan<\/a> next month, but before they lose control of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lose\">state House of Representatives, <\/a><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some bills<\/a>&nbsp;could<\/span> get approved during the lame-duck session.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Republicans won a majority in the state House in last month&rsquo;s elections, but victors from the November election will not be sworn in until Jan. 8. In their final month in the majority in the state House, state Democrats are seeking to pass reforms to the state&rsquo;s minimum wage and sick leave laws following a state Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3107234\/michigan-supreme-court-ruling-raise-minimum-wage-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ruled\">ruled<\/a> in August that the state&rsquo;s changes to the 2018 Wage Act and Earned Sick Time Act were unconstitutional and set&nbsp;Feb. 21, 2025, as the date when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minimum-wage-hike-led-to-higher-prices-at-mcdonalds-study-finds\/\" title=\"Minimum Wage Hike Led To Higher Prices At McDonald\u2019s, Study Finds\">increased minimum wage<\/a> and paid leave initiatives in the original legislation would go into effect. The act also phases out lower minimum wages for tipped workers.<\/p>\n<p>During the lame-duck session, lawmakers are hoping to pass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/11\/16\/michigan-minimum-wage-paid-sick-leave\/76267461007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"bipartisan bills\">bipartisan bills<\/a> to slow the implementation of the court&rsquo;s changes.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation from Republican state Rep. Graham Filler and Democratic state Rep. Nate Shannon would move the state&rsquo;s minimum wage to $12 per hour starting on Feb. 21, 2025, rather than $12.48 per hour, and progressively move it to $15 per hour by 2029 instead of the planned $14.97 per hour by 2028. The bill package would also maintain a minimum wage for tipped workers, along with addressing upcoming changes to paid sick leave.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we don&rsquo;t act fast, these changes could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-petri-dish-minnesotas-new-laws-put-thousands-of-businesses-on-the-brink-of-ruin\/\" title=\"New laws in Minnesota push countless businesses to the edge of collapse.\">devastate small businesses<\/a> and the restaurant industry, leading to closures and job losses across the state. I&rsquo;ve been working hard to find a common-sense solution that gives businesses room to adapt while still increasing wages for workers,&rdquo; Filler said in a statement after introducing the legislation last month.<\/p>\n<p>The issues of minimum wage and paid sick leave are the most pressing, but they could lead to lengthy negotiations during the lame-duck session, which is scheduled to end on Dec. 19.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the state House Criminal Justice Committee pushed forward legislation to repeal sodomy laws that remain on the books in the state. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in <em>Lawrence v.&nbsp;Texas<\/em>&nbsp;in 2003 blocked sodomy laws across the country, but Democrats are pushing to remove the &ldquo;zombie&rdquo; legislation from state law, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/12\/03\/michigan-lawmakers-mull-repealing-archaic-bans-on-adultery-sodomy-anal-sex-bestiality-zombie-laws\/76730821007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Detroit News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite repeated attempts to do so, the Legislature has never repealed Michigan&rsquo;s so-called sodomy ban, permitting a zombie law that insults the constitutional rights of Michiganders to remain on the books,&rdquo; Democratic state Rep. Noah Arbit said on Tuesday, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sodomy legislation passed through the committee with eight Democrats voting to push it forward and two Republicans voting against pushing it forward.<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Rep. Brian Begole, who voted against pushing forward the legislation, said that he believed there are more pressing issues to focus on and told the outlet that he did not &ldquo;believe the majority of Michigan citizens feel this legislation is a priority right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1874725\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1874725\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan House Democrats rush to pass bills before losing power<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2375879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/michigan-house-lame-duck-session-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,4762,4601,5894,14875],"class_list":["post-2375878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-legislation","tag-michigan","tag-politics","tag-trifecta"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/michigan-house-lame-duck-session-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375878"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375882,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375878\/revisions\/2375882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}