Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Representatives Return Special Session Pay
KENTUCKY....
Democratic state Representatives Jim Wayne of Louisville and Melvin Henley of Murray have returned more than $2,500 to the state treasury, refusing to be paid for a weeklong special legislative session held in May after lawmakers failed to pass a state budget during the regular session that ran from January to April. They say they feel it is not right to be paid for not getting the job done in its proper time. Wayne said lawmakers have a constitutional responsibility to pass a state budget every two years in a regular legislative session. The Legislative Research Commission estimates the cost of a special session in Kentucky at about $63,000 a day. Lawmakers met for six days in May, putting the overall cost to taxpayers at more than $300,000.
Democratic state Representatives Jim Wayne of Louisville and Melvin Henley of Murray have returned more than $2,500 to the state treasury, refusing to be paid for a weeklong special legislative session held in May after lawmakers failed to pass a state budget during the regular session that ran from January to April. They say they feel it is not right to be paid for not getting the job done in its proper time. Wayne said lawmakers have a constitutional responsibility to pass a state budget every two years in a regular legislative session. The Legislative Research Commission estimates the cost of a special session in Kentucky at about $63,000 a day. Lawmakers met for six days in May, putting the overall cost to taxpayers at more than $300,000.
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