Since the Republican legislature's "adopt and amend" strategy in 2018 has been ruled unconstitutional, we are slated to see a large increase in minimum wage, including that for tipped workers, in early 2023. Obviously, some groups are not happy about this and are looking to Whitmer for help.

There's really no incentive for lame duck politicians to act on this since it will be unpopular with a large group regardless of which side they fall on. I can sympathize with the large change, but this is why it should have gone to a vote instead of the gamesmanship that happened.

Debate on Michigan's minimum wage increase not expected in lame duck [[freep.com)