Legislators may get 4% raises

Salaries for Idaho state legislators would rise 4 percent over the next two years, from the current $16,684 a year to just over $17,350, under a recommendation approved on a 3-2 vote today by the Citizens Committee on Legislative Compensation. The citizens commission recommendation stands unless the Legislature votes next year to reject it. Former state Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, made the motion, noting that over the past 20 years, state lawmakers pay has risen an average of 2.02 percent a year; the recommendation essentially matches that, raising the pay 2 percent next year and 2 percent the year after/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Do you think our legislators are worth more money?