Robby Soave: Every million dollars counts in Michigan (The Michigan Daily)

8 March 2010, 8:58 pm

“The harsh reality is we can’t afford the government we have,” said state Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R–Rochester) in the Detroit News last week. He was expressing disappointment with the Michigan Senate’s vote on Wednesday to keep a scheduled 3-percent state employee salary boost on the books. Cancelling the pay raise would have saved the state $48 million. read more... Read More »

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