a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1613:"<div><span style="font-size: larger;">People say making sausage is something you just don&rsquo;t want to know about - because if you did you would never eat it.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger;">Well, that&rsquo;s how politics works. There isn&rsquo;t a lot of altruism involved in the process.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger;">You may wonder how the &ldquo;last minute&rdquo; minimum wage bill managed to get through so quickly with &ldquo;bipartisan&rdquo; approval.&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger;">It looks like maybe the Governor was making a deal to get some votes as a future pay back for money for roads - at the taxpayers expense.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger;">So much for being frugal and cutting the &ldquo;film credits&rdquo; and the &ldquo;corporate welfare&rdquo; programs the state are running.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger;">To read more on the art of making a deal as it happens in Michigan politics and the potential impact of the &ldquo;wage bill&rdquo; go online at:</span></div>
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