State House Employees Get 3 Percent Raise
Although the state is expected to fall short of projected revenue, some say the raises are justified since staff hasn't had a raise in four years.
Despite recent news that the state is projected to take in less than expected in tax revenues, State House leaders last week announced 3 percent salary raises for aides to state representatives and some senators, the Globe reported. But Seth Gitell, a spokesman for House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, said the increases are justified because the employees haven't had a raise since 2008. "It’s been more than four years since the last cost-of-living adjustment,” Gitell told the Globe. “Previously, employees received cost-of-living increases every one or, in many cases, every one or two years. There hasn’t been one in a long time.” Last week, DeLeo gave raises to all 460 people who work in the House, and Senate President Therese Murray gave raises…
