Commission advises pay raises
At a public meeting in St. Louis last night, the Missouri Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials recommended that, if state employees get a pay raise, so too should all elected offcials, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The commission agreed to a proposal that would raise the salary of associate court judges by $1,500, regardless of any change in pay for state employees.
The change will take effect unless the Missouri House and the Missouri Senate both reject the plan with a two-thirds vote.
The commission met on Tuesday with only nine of its members. Gov. Matt Blunt is supposed to pick 12 members for the commission, but said he would not. He has also said that he thinks elected officials should not have an increase in pay.