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Only 4 states, including Michigan, have a full-time legislature. [1]
Michigan’s Constitution called for a part-time legislature until it was amended in 1963.[2] Funny thing…just four years later, Michigan’s income tax was signed into law.
It’s time to return to a part-time legislature: A legislature made up of citizen legislators not career politicians making a base salary of more than $71,000 a year.[3]
A part-time legislature will keep lawmakers better connected to the communities they serve, keep debate focused on essential business, and reduce opportunities for government mission creep.
[1] Full- and Part-Time Legislatures, National Conference of State Legislatures, 6/1/14
[2] “Petitions for part-time Legislature approved,” Mlive.com, 2/6/14
[3] Ibid.
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