Friday, December 23, 2022

Ho, Ho, Ho: New York State Lawmakers Give Themselves A 29% Pay Raise.....

....to $142,000, highest in the nation.

From Politico, December 22:

"It’s supposed to be the season of giving. Instead it’s the season of taking," Sen. Sue Serino (R-Poughkeepsie) said during the Senate debate on the pay raise.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Merry Christmas to themselves.

The New York state Legislature voted Thursday to increase the pay of lawmakers who take office Jan. 1 from $110,000 to $142,000 a year — making it by far the highest paid state legislative body in the country. The next highest is California where lawmakers get $122,694 a year....

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