If legislators want a pay raise, call it a pay raise, and other tidbits

By Gordon Garnos

AT ISSUE: The South Dakota Legislative Executive Board has put its stamp of approval on what is being called a communications stipend of $200 per month for all legislators for the 10 months out of the year they are not in session. The qualifications for this stipend, the board used in the news release, was to cover the costs for such things as telephone, cell phone, and email expenses, and my guess it would also be for a lot of etc. But before our legislators get this bump in their pay, they are going to have to approve the Executive Board's proposal. (Full Article)