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With control of the U.S. House at stake, Michigan voters will decide 13 seats this fall. Two open seats are expected to be among the most competitive in the country.
The DeVos family is again funding Republican efforts to flip the Michigan House, but labor unions are back to help Democrats try to retain their two-seat majority.
Michigan voters still have multiple options for voting in the Tuesday primary, which will decide Democratic and Republican races for Congress, U.S. Senate, the state House and more.
The president of the organization that fought for a higher minimum wage in Michigan says it has widespread support and won’t lead to massive restaurant closures threatened by business interests.
Minimum wage workers and tipped employees face an immediate pay boost in February after a court ruling on Wednesday. Businesses say the effects could be dire; unclear is whether the Legislature will step in.
Hillary Scholten is the first Democrat to represent the Grand Rapids region in Congress in four decades. Republicans Michael Markey and Paul Hudson want the seat back but are mired in a bitter fight.