So...this article hit my desk recently.... 214 legislative staffers get pay hikes despite deficit jsanders@sacbee.com Published Monday, Dec. 01, 2008 More than 200 legislative staff members have received pay increases during this year of multibillion-dollar deficits, program cuts and the longest budget standoff in state history. The Legislature did not award across-the-board pay hikes, but 179 Assembly and at least 35 Senate aides quietly received raises, a comparison... read more
