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here
school refinancing issue and
. - didn't make it through," he
said
Short said, however, that
everal bills the EA sup­
ported, including ones on
es- retirem nt benefits and teacher
certification, did pass the Legis­
lature in 1988.
Every I gislative session has
its pluses and minuses, he said
"I think what you have to grade
th m on . hether they take up
the . es and work for them. In
that fram of mind, I ould give
the Legislature a very high
gr de." .
Tim Hughes, legislative
director of the tate of
iehigan AFL-CIO said th t
bough the legislature pass CI
se ral bills helpful to labor,
o ers th AFL-CIO supported
didn't make it through.
ometimes you have a lot of
b d legislation out theere and
you try to bloc that," Hughes
said "For exampl , mandatory
drug testing and the 10 ering of
orker compensation and un­
employment beacfi ."
Overall! though, Hughes j .
very philosophic about the
rei tionship cen labor and
the legislature last year.
It vas like every other year,"
he said. "It had its up and
do ns, pluses and minuses."
Gr di 9
lator
1. Sen. emon Ehlers:
2. S n. illiam Sederburg:
3. S n. Joh Engler:
ep. Le is Dada :
5. ep. Lynn Jonda I:
6. A p. Aichard Bandstra:
A·
F
F
The above grading scale is based
on e her ( ) or not (F) the legislator
son has an earned en or ement"
by the ichigan State Chamber of
Commerce. The overall legislative
grade is by Richard Studley, vice·
presiden of government relations for
e S te Chamber. Grading is, "a
S orthand ay of describing the qual­
i of 0 of many people on many
issues."
ttorO.Town
(A-Grand Aapids)
(fl-East Lansing)
(A- . Pleasant)
(0- ontrose)
(Q-O emos)
(A-Grand Aapids)
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