It took two overflow rooms in the House Office Building in Lansing this week to accommodate everyone who wanted to testify.

When Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives took control of the chamber on Jan. 8, they immediately got to work, introducing legislation to preserve Michigan’s tipped minimum wage and moderate changes to the state’s paid sick leave policy.

Servers and restaurant owners have warned that removing the sub-minimum wage will put jobs and businesses at risk and drive up prices for customers due to employers now footing the full wage for all tipped workers.