SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state elected officials are getting raises. The California Citizens Compensation Commission voted Tuesday to approve 4.2% pay hikes for Newsom, state lawmakers and other state elected officials, the Sacramento Bee reported. The raises take effect in December. Newsom will receive an extra...
Fresno Unified Trustees Approve Pay Raise — for Themselves
Fresno Unified trustees' paychecks will get a boost for the first time since 2001. Board members unanimously approved a 5% pay raise for this year, and every year after, at Wednesday night's meeting. Fresno's trustees have long had the ability to increase their pay under state law but hesitated to...
Some House Members Considering Taking a Pay Raise This Year
WASHINGTON — Some senior House lawmakers, frustrated by a decade of frozen congressional salaries, are quietly exploring whether to accept an annual pay raise that they've shunned since Barack Obama was first president. It's a longshot at best, requiring comity that's in short supply in a Capitol riven with partisanship....
How Big Was Your Last Raise? Gov. Brown Gets 3% Pay Bump.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown's salary will top $200,000 just before he leaves office. A citizen board on Tuesday approved a 3 percent pay bump for Brown, state lawmakers and other elected officials. Six Straight Years of Raises Tom Dalzell, chairman of the California Citizens Compensation Commission, told The Sacramento...