Minimum wage hearings to begin in House committee

Published May 20, 2014 6:38pm ET



LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A state House committee is planning hearings on a bill to raise Michigan’s minimum wage to $9.20 an hour.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville’s bill passed the Senate 24-14 last week and is set to be referred to a House committee Tuesday afternoon. Republican committee chair Rep. Pete Lund of Shelby Township is expected to begin hearings on the bill Wednesday.

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