State Rep. Mike Harris, R-Waterford, stands with John Dean, former chief of the Waterford Township Police Department, at the Michigan State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. Harris, who previously served as a police sergeant under Dean, hosted the retired police chief at the Michigan House of Representatives’ annual ceremony commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks and honoring first responders.

“This party-line ruling plunges workers and small businesses into a world of chaos. Restaurants and other businesses will have to raise their prices, and the tipped workers who wait tables and mix drinks will wind up with a pay cut — if they don’t lose their jobs.”