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Senator outlines bill to create commission on legislative stipends and compensation
Summary
Senator John Keenan presented Senate Bill 2100 to create a nine-member commission to study additional regular compensation and annual expenses for members of the General Court, citing research by student interns on stipend structures in other states and governance concerns.
Senate Bill 2100, creating a special commission to examine additional regular compensation and reimbursement for members of the General Court, was presented to the Joint Committee on Public Service by Senator John Keenan.
Keenan described research conducted by five interns who examined compensation across full-time legislatures in nine states. He said Massachusetts ranks seventh in base pay among a subset…
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