Michigan House Democrats pushing last-minute bills before losing trifecta

Democrats are slated to lose their trifecta in Michigan next month, but before they lose control of the state House of Representatives, some bills could get approved during the lame-duck session.

Republicans won a majority in the state House in last month’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’s minimum wage and sick leave laws following a state Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.