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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 10:26 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 25 March 2009 10:26
From Herald&Review.com:
State Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, is among lawmakers who say cutting salary increases would be a mostly symbolic act that won’t solve the state’s budget woes.
Nonetheless, Bradley said, “I don’t think we ought to be taking raises when the people are suffering.”
State Rep. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, agreed.
“I just think they should not be in the budget to begin with,” Rose said.
If money for the raises remains in the budget, the pay hikes would go into effect July 1. Statewide elected officers would see their salaries rise by about 2.7 percent.
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