An area state lawmaker wants to get rid of the so-called “double dipping” loophole. Assemblyman Colin Schmitt, whose district covers Stony Point and parts of Orange County, introduced legislation last week that would get rid of what he calls an unacceptable practice…
The loophole allows state legislators older than 65 who were elected before 1995 to draw both a salary and pension for the same position at the same time.