Earlier this month a committee approved increasing pay for Idaho State lawmakers
- A Citizens Committee on Legislative Compensation approved a 22% increase in pay for state lawmakers
- A group of eight legislators signed a resolution calling for the State House and Senate to reject the raises.
- Legislative commpensation has increased over the past 20 years, but not as much as osther state employees.
(Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
A citizen’s committee on legislative compensation met earlier this month… And approved raises for Idaho’s State Legislators, but not all lawmakers are are on board
“Principles will just not allow me to vote for myself to have a 22% increase,” State Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld told Idaho News 6.
Idaho legislators can not increase their own pay. By law, a citizen’s committee of six people sets compensation for state senators and representatives every two years.
This year, the committee found that — though compensation had increased over the past 20 years — it hadn’t increased by as much as other state employees.