Montana legislators, state employees get a raise in the new pay plan

Montana legislators, state employees get a raise in the new pay plan

Most sessions, fiscal hawks deny legislator pay raises. But the rising cost of living has bent the debate back to whether Montanans can afford to serve in a citizen Legislature.

Politicians need performance-based pay. I'll go first

San Jose mayor Matt Mahan writes that pay raises aren't guaranteed in the private sector – and they shouldn't be in the public sector.

Senate passes employee pay plan with legislator raises intact

The door to the Senate Chamber at the Montana Capitol. (Micah Drew/Daily Montanan)Montana senators overwhelmingly voted this week in favor of a bill implementing the state’s 2026-27 employee pay plan — which includes substantial raises for state legislators.  “I’ve been around here a long time, and we’ve always, in my view, undervalued and sold ourselves short as legislators,” said Sen. John Esp, R-Big Timber, who is carrying the measure through…

Arizona Lawmakers Push for Cost-of-Living Pay Adjustments After Decades Without a Raise

Arizona legislators may soon see their salaries tied to the cost of living under a newly proposed ballot measure. The Senate passed SCR 1003 on Thursday, a resolution that would automatically adjust lawmakers’ salaries each year based on inflation or deflation. State legislators have not received a pay increase since 1998, when voters approved raising their salaries to $24,000 per year. Source

Whopping legislative pay hike may go to voters

Sen. John Kavanagh says he simply wants to ask voters to ensure that what is being paid to lawmakers keeps pace with inflation.

Japanese companies boost wages amid mounting inflation

TOKYO -- Japan's largest employers announced bullish pay increases on Wednesday amid rising inflationary pressures on households, while the Bank of Ja