Lawmakers Nix Pay Hikes For Judges, Prosecutors
by January 18, 2011 7:00 pm 85 views
Members of the legislative Joint Budget Committee voted to nix a 1.86% pay raise for all Arkansas judges and prosecutors this morning.
The House of Representatives rejected the pay hike in questioning late last week. Joint Budget Committee co-chair Rep. Kathy Webb had withdrawn the bill and re-referred it to committee.
The pay raise for judges and prosecuting attorneys, who asked for the cost of living adjustment to be removed, would have cost about $475,000.
Later in the session, lawmakers will consider a Governor-recommended 1.86% pay increase for state employees. That cost of living adjustment would cost nearly $23 million.