Ballot effort underway to raise Mich. minimum wage

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An effort is underway to raise Michigan’s minimum wage with a ballot initiative in November.

Groups on Monday created the Raise Michigan ballot committee to explore hiking the minimum wage. But committee treasurer Frank Houston says it’s “highly likely” the groups will commence with gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures to qualify for the ballot.

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