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• Position: Michigan proposal for part-time legislature - Stateline - Brief article - Survey

A recent poll of activists attending a Michigan Republican leadership conference found that nearly 43 percent would support a constitutional amendment to create a part-time legislature, end term limits and cut legislative pay. About 40 percent objected, and 17 percent were undecided. Michigan is among 10 states with either a full-time or a nearly full-time legislature. Past amendment efforts, in 2008 and 2014, failed before reaching a statewide vote. Critics say the possible...