Pay-raise committee recommends $50,000 salary increase for state legislators, substantial raises for other statewide officers and department heads

Pay-raise committee recommends $50,000 salary increase for state legislators, substantial raises for other statewide officers and department heads

A four-member committee has recommended substantial pay raises for members of the state Legislature, the governor, lieutenant governor, state comptroller and state attorney general. The New York State Compensation Committee — consisting of current and former New York state and New York City comptrollers — unveiled their recommendations Monday, December 10,  after months of research […]