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Sneaky Business
The PA General Assembly passes pay increases for state lawmakers, judges, and top executive-branch officials. It increased their pay from 16% to 34%!!! -
Justice?
Governor Rendell signed a repeal of the pay raise, the house minority whip voted against the repeal -
Act 72
The supreme court is exempt from the repeal of the Act 72 pay raise. Their salaries will still increase. -
Outrage
The Supreme Court ruled that the lawmakers violated the constitution. However the justices kept the pay raises for themselves. -
Campaign$
Employees of the research offices who spent time off their jobs and off state payroll to work on campaigns recieved the greatest bonuses. -
Employees Sacked
Mr.Deweese forced out 7 employees including his top aids who helped run the cacus. -
Taking Action
Governor Rendell signs a law to make government records more accesible. -
Charged
charges are filed against 12 people connected with the House Democratic caucus. -
Benifiting for life
People involved in the scandal were rewarded for keeping their pay raise through their pensions. Rules are still being broken. Lawmakers are supposed to wrap up budget decisions by 11 and in 2012 they were finishing budgets much later than 11. -
Gene Stilp
Stilp puts up a pig at the state capitol to call attention to the payraise that state law makers took.
