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What you need to know about Pennsylvania lawmakers’ salaries, the history of the increase, and why changes are unlikely. Pa. lawmakers’ base salary now tops $106K. What to know about their ...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. [1] [2] It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country.
In the early morning hours of July 7, 2005, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed pay increases for state lawmakers, judges, and top executive-branch officials. [1] The vote took place at 2 am without public review or commentary, and Governor Ed Rendell signed the bill into law. The raise increased legislators' base pay from 16% to 34% ...
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania.The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg.In colonial times (1682–1776), the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was unicameral.
Sen. Art Haywood, D-Philadelphia, joined legislators and representatives from the business community in Lancaster to draw attention to the state’s flagging $7.25 minimum.
That's due to a provision in a must-pass funding bill that's set to get a vote this week. Rank-and-file lawmakers have been making $174,000 since 2009. For the first time since 2009, members of ...
The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg . Senators are elected for four-year terms, staggered every two years, such that half of the seats are contested at each election. [ 2 ]
The current annual $130,000 budget for staff salaries, lawmakers insist, is inadequate to attract and retain talented staff. The entire pay regime for top governmental staff needs to be at least ...