Lawmakers Propose Taking Pay Cuts
Salary Reductions Would Last 1 Year Starting July 1
POSTED: 3:07 pm HST February 2, 2010
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HONOLULU -- The state House Labor Committee on Tuesday gave first-round approval to a bill to cut the salaries of lawmakers, state executives including the governor and judges even deeper.Currently, lawmakers and state executives have agreed to cut their salaries 5 percent.The bill now advancing would require an additional 3 percent cut, making the total salary reduction 8 percent. That higher pay cut would kick in July 1 and last for a year.The aim is to have lawmakers and state officials endure the same salary cuts already imposed for the next two years on many Hawaii public workers.
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