Michigan lawmakers don't work full-time hours in Lansing. So, why do they make a full-time wage?

Inside the Michigan Capitol
Inside the Michigan Capitol Photo credit Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK / Imagn

(WWJ) - How many people get paid full-time for working part-time? For the Michigan Legislature, that's the reality. The Michigan Legislature doesn't meet often enough to be full time, but they do get paid full-time salaries.

Michigan is one of just a handful of states that uses a full-time legislative body. But should that be the way? On a new Daily J, WWJ's Zach Clark explores the drive to move the legislators to part time, and the impact it could have.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK / Imagn