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Politics of Pay-Raise Pressure

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In my weekly column, I took a look back at the Legislature’s deliberations over whether to grant lawmakers and other high-ranking officials a pay raise … 

The Legislature’s consideration of whether to grant pay raises for lawmakers, constitutional officers and state agency directors was a study in the self-serving design of Illinois government.

Fortunately for taxpayers, it also was a study in how citizen outrage may — when it really counts — drive decision-making.

At issue was whether to raise lawmaker’s base salary from $67,836 to $72,985, under the report. Lawmakers rejected that raise, but not before much game playing. What do you think?

How much of a raise should lawmakers get?
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