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POLL OVERVIEW<br />
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Sen. Bert Johnson, D-Highland Park, has introduced Senate Bill 203 that would increase the minimum wage from $7.40 per hour to $10 per hour over a two-year period.<br />
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The bill would also tie the minimum wage to the cost of living. From 2016 on, the rate would increase with the cost of living every two years.<br />
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A poll from a survey of &quot;Michigan residents</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> conducted by Google Consumers Survey showed that more than 70 percent of Michigan residents would support increasing the minimum wage to $9 or more per hour.<br />
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Gov. Rick Snyder has made it clear that he opposes a minimum wage increase at either the state or federal level. He also has argued that increasing the minimum wage could actually harm lower income workers.<br />
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Gov. Snyder has been quoted as saying, </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">in fact, you could cause people to lose their job by raising the minimum wage.</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><br />
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If passage of Senate Bill 203 fails, it is possible that those supporting the measure could get the proposal to increase the minimum wage on the 2014 statewide ballot.<br />
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&nbsp;NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the Michigan Legislature pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage in Michigan to $10.00?<br />
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Undecided<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the legislature pass legislation to continue to fund </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">private business</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> ventures in the future with taxpayer money?<br />
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Yes - 17%<br />
No - 81%<br />
Undecided - 3% <br />
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THERE WERE NO COMMENTS MADE ON THE POLL<br />
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