MICH. LAWMAKER INTRODUCES BILL VS. DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS: From the Associated Press

A state representative said Monday he's working on a measure to oppose health benefits for gay partners of state employees in new contracts for state workers that have been agreed to by the state and five labor unions.

Rep. Ken Bradstreet, R-Gaylord, also said he is writing a letter to Attorney General Mike Cox to ask whether it's legal for the state to offer same-sex domestic partner benefits after Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to one man and one woman.

Bradstreet's resolution, expected to be introduced on Tuesday, would urge Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Office of the State Employer to refrain from negotiating or approving any state contract with domestic partner health care benefits for same-sex couples. ...

The state reached an agreement earlier this month with the labor unions on a new contract that take effect Oct. 1, 2005 and includes a 10 percent raise over three years.

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