From the Sun Herald:
With the raise, the speaker of the House and lieutenant governor would get $90,000 a year in addition to the compensation they get for being in the Legislature.
Legislators' pay would rise from $10,000 a year to $15,000, in addition to mileage and other compensation. Per diem for lawmakers would also be raised to $75 per day, and they would now receive $2,500 per month when the legislature is not in session, up from $1,500.
Among the other raises:
• Governor - $152,000, up from $122,160.
• Attorney general - $140,000, up from $108,960.
• Secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, insurance commissioner and agriculture commissioner - $120,000, up from $90,000.
• Transportation commissioners and public service commissioners - $108,000, up from $78,000.
I think these raises are perfectly reasonable. In the private sector these folks would be making far more for their work. We need to make it less of a financial sacrifice to serve in Mississippi.
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