While these are well informed comments:) the fact remains that cutting state employee contract negotiated pay raises is actually not legal..which tells you how smart the legislators are not..this bill is a blatant breach of contract and will result in a law suit which ultimately will cost the state more then the pay raises themselves..or maybe the legislators know it's illegal and they are doing this on purpose to streangthen their position for future contract negotiations or maybe they know it will result in a law suit and they just want to pay themselves the overtime and perdium to renegotiate 11 union contracts in court...