a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:829:"Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop has proposed a constitutional amendment to modify the benefit structure for public employees. The proposed amendment, if passed in both houses, would be put before the people in this falls election. Bishop feels that other people have had to bear the pain of reduced benefits and pay and that public employees should not be exempted. <a href="http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/01/post_18.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+michigan-elections+%28Michigan+Elections+News%29"><em><strong>For the complete story and a more detailed explanation of the amendment follow this link to mlive.com for the story by Peter Luke.</strong></em></a><br />
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