Michigan governor signs measures to scale-back initiatives

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed Republican-backed laws to significantly scale back citizen-initiated measures to raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave for workers.
The term-limited Republican governor’s move Friday is sure to prompt a lawsuit over an unprecedented strategy adopted by lame-duck lawmakers.
To prevent the minimum wage and sick time initiatives from going to voters, Republican lawmakers approved them in September so they could be a