LANSING, Mich. — Organizers of 2022 ballot drives to raise Michigan’s minimum wage, enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and conduct another audit of the presidential election have cleared a procedural step after the state elections board approved summaries to appear atop their petitions.
Michigan's $9.87 minimum wage will gradually rise annually to $12.05 in 2031 under current law.
It would gradually increase to $15 by 2027 and then go up with inflation under the ballot initiative.
Michigan still has a 90-year-old abortion ban on its books if the landmark Roe v. Wade decision is reversed by the Supreme Court.
