AMERICANTHINKER - Permanent Daylight Saving Time deja vu
By James Stansbury If permanent Daylight Savings Time becomes law, legislators supporting it had better be prepared for the public backlash each winter.
NYTIMES (Grace Ashford) - Lawmakers Face a Personal Fiscal Crisis: No Budget, No Paycheck
New York State’s budget is the most delayed it’s been since 2010. That means legislators have gone without pay, creating financial hardships familiar to many New Yorkers.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Prairie State Wire Staff) - Analysis: Illinois Has Most Blue-Haired State Lawmakers in the U.S.
Illinois has two state lawmakers who have dyed their hair blue—more than any other state. That’s according to an analysis of state lawmaker hairstyles by […] Source
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Bipartisan group of lawmakers propose commission as debt tops $38 trillion
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is seeking to unite Democrats and Republicans in a collaborative effort to talk about the nation's unsustainable debt.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - New York Democrat pitches 26% raise for state legislators
The proposal, filed by state Sen. James Sanders, Jr., would increase the base salary for members of the state Assembly and Senate to $180,000 a year beginning on Jan. 1, 2028, and index future legislative pay raises to inflation.
WASHINGTONPOST (Paul Kane) - Congress could get a healthy pay raise, courtesy of the courts
A group of ex-members and veteran lawmakers have advanced an unusual lawsuit that could lead to larger salaries.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Former, Current Members of Congress Claim They've Been UNDERPAID In Federal LAWSUIT | TRENDING
A key hearing is set for Friday involving a federal lawsuit by former and current members of Congress, who are arguing they've been unconstitutionally underpaid, and thus entitled to back pay. The under-the-radar case involving the Justice Department surrounds the question of whether the 27th Amendment has been violated by Congress not shifting its pay with cost-of-living adjustments over the years. The Hill's Courts and Legal Reporter Zach Schonfeld explains everything you need to know about the case.
NYTIMES (David W. Chen) - As Minneapolis Rages, Legislators Move to Restrict ICE in Their States
Efforts to curtail federal law enforcement tactics began last year, but with the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, Democratic lawmakers are pushing harder.