Panel says Oklahoma legislators to get 8.8 percent pay cut
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November 17, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's 149 state representatives and senators are getting a pay cut.
The Legislative Compensation Board, a nine-member appointed panel, voted 4-3 on Thursday to reduce the base pay of Oklahoma legislators by 8.8 percent, effective in November 2018. The pay cut would reduce a legislator's base salary from $38,400 to $35,021. The additional pay for House and Senate leaders also will be reduced.
"Oklahomans right now today are frustrated with Oklahoma's Legislature," said Chairman Wes Milbourn, the president and general manager of two Oklahoma City television stations who...
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