Proposal 1, Michigan's Emergency Manager Law, In Danger Of Being Scrapped, Poll Shows

POLL: Shocking Results On Emergency Manager Law
In this April 29, 2011 file photo, Joe Harris, state appointed emergency manager in Benton Harbor, Mich., unlocks the door of the city manager's office in Benton Harbor. Harris said Friday, July 29, 2011, that he will use a new state law to restructure union contracts and employee pay in order to deal with a $327 million budget deficit. Teachers, administrators and other employees will take a 10 percent wage cut and begin contributing 20 percent of the cost toward their health benefits. Financial manager Roy Roberts says the measures will save $81.8 million. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
In this April 29, 2011 file photo, Joe Harris, state appointed emergency manager in Benton Harbor, Mich., unlocks the door of the city manager's office in Benton Harbor. Harris said Friday, July 29, 2011, that he will use a new state law to restructure union contracts and employee pay in order to deal with a $327 million budget deficit. Teachers, administrators and other employees will take a 10 percent wage cut and begin contributing 20 percent of the cost toward their health benefits. Financial manager Roy Roberts says the measures will save $81.8 million. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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