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Legislative Research Council requests $172,348 for legislator salary adjustment; reports stable staffing and technology needs
Summary
John McCullough, director of the Legislative Research Council, told the Joint Legislative Appropriations Committee the LRC requests a $172,348 adjustment to cover a legislator salary increase required by state law, reported completed staffing hires and highlighted planned audio and server upgrades.
John McCullough, director of the Legislative Research Council, told the Joint Legislative Appropriations Committee that the LRC is requesting a $172,348 fiscal‑year 2025 adjustment to cover a statutorily required increase in legislator pay and that the governor's budget includes the same adjustment.
McCullough described the LRC's workload and staffing: the council is supported by an executive board, operates four divisions (research and legal, fiscal, operations and IT), and has 37.6 authorized FTE with 32 permanent positions. He told the committee, “So far we have about a little over 600 drafts in the system, I believe,” and said that the office has filled…
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