Lawmakers to Meet in Albany to Vote on Pay Raises for State Legislators

State lawmakers are reportedly meeting today in Albany to vote on whether to give themselves raises. Stony Point and Orange County Assemblyman Colin Schmitt said Tuesday the raise would make New York lawmakers the highest paid in the nation…

Rockland State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick said Tuesday he’d vote “no” on the bill unless there was a tax cut for New York residents attached to it…

A bill introduced late Monday would give members of the state legislature an annual salary of $142,000 starting next year, a boost of $32,000.