Massachusetts Lawmakers Set To Get Pay Raises

Massachusetts Lawmakers Set To Get Pay Raises

Members of the Massachusetts legislature can get a pay raise — if they want one.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker wrote in a letter to State Treasurer Deb Goldberg last week that a 6.46 percent pay raise for legislatures is warranted, based on economic standards set in state law.

191st Massachusetts Legislative Session Ends Hours Before New One Begins
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191st Massachusetts Legislative Session Ends Hours Before New One Begins

Tom Joyce

Under normal circumstances, the 191st Massachusetts legislative session would have ended on July 31, 2020.

However, amid the coronavirus pandemic, House and Senate leadership indefinitely extended it.

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