The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill that would possibly legalize oral sex and other sex acts between adults and certain minors, although a key legislative leader says that's not the intent and that it won't happen.
The Senate late last week passed a bill restating that it's illegal to engage in sexual intercourse with a minor but removing what the current statute calls "unnatural sexual intercourse." Courts have held that term to include non-procreative penetrative sex acts.
Working as a top staffer for the Bay State's members in Congress can fetch a salary well in excess of $100,000 — with some earning nearly as much as the official salary for a U.S. representative or U.S. senator.
The two highest-paid staffers work for Massachusetts's two senators. Elizabeth Warren's chief of staff, Daniel Geldon, and Ed Markey's state director, Mark Gallagher, each earn $169,458 a year. That's almost as much as their bosses make, which is $174,000. It's also double the median income in Massachusetts, which was $72,266 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census. Warren, who is known for her criticisms of private sector CEO pay, has six staffers at the six-figure level. Markey has eight.
