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flag Michigan’s 2026 push to raise tipped minimum wage failed due to insufficient signatures, shifting focus to 2028.

flag A major effort to raise Michigan’s tipped minimum wage to match the standard rate has ended its 2026 ballot push, failing to collect the required 223,099 signatures. flag One Fair Wage, which had won a 2024 legal victory, is now focusing on a 2028 campaign centered on “Money out of Politics” reforms. flag Other initiatives, including school funding tax increases and ranked-choice voting, also paused due to insufficient signature gathering. flag A new campaign to limit political contributions by utilities and contractors is on track to meet its May 27 deadline. flag State law requires all petition drives to be completed within 180 days, creating tight timelines.

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