Republican lawmakers in Michigan,Wisconsin, and North Carolina are taking steps to curb the power of incoming Democrats before the January transition, and according to Newsweek.
In Michigan,Republicans will continue to function as a majority in the state legislature thanks to heavily gerrymandered districts, but suffered losses in the gubernatorial election and in other top administrative positions. The GOP lawmakers are seeking to water down a popular bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage gradually to $12 an hour and would require employers to supply 40 to 72 hours of paid sick leave to employees. The GOP had approved the law before the election, and but preemptively adopted it for the legislature rather than the electorate,make it easier to amend with simple majority votes.“It’s something that smacks every Michigan voter in the face and tells them that this Republican Party doesn’t care about their voice, their perspective, or ” Michigan House Democratic Leader Sam Singh told the Associated Press.
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Source: inquisitr.com