Republicans walk out of House session.

Michigan’s lame duck session took a partisan turn Friday, as Republicans announced they would withhold their votes until the House took up bills regarding upcoming changes to tipped wage and sick time policies. The state’s tipped wage and earned sick time laws, are set to go into effect Feb. 21 of next year. The lame duck session this week has been marked by hours-long stretches without votes, late night policymaking and a shuffling of the agenda, sometimes multiple times per day. David Barr Michigan News Source.