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A newspaper article detailing the low salaries for Idaho legislators at just 7,200 a year with expenses included. The legislator has chosen to freeze salary increases because of the budget difficulties, Plastino notes the insignificant amounts that is spend on the legislature. He supports a system that attracts outstanding people to serve their state.

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Title:
Legislative limelights... Idaho's legislators 7th lowest paid in U.S. and no raises seen
Creator:
Plastino, Ben
Date Created (Archival Standard):
18 November 1981
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1981-11-18
Description:
A newspaper article detailing the low salaries for Idaho legislators at just 7,200 a year with expenses included. The legislator has chosen to freeze salary increases because of the budget difficulties, Plastino notes the insignificant amounts that is spend on the legislature. He supports a system that attracts outstanding people to serve their state.
Subjects:
state government legislators (public officials) salaries budgets
Politicians:
James Risch
Source:
Ben J. Plastino Papers, 1947-1998, MG 632, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv470833
Source Identifier:
mg632-f19_027
Original Format:
newspaper clipping
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Language:
eng

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"Legislative limelights... Idaho's legislators 7th lowest paid in U.S. and no raises seen", Ben J. Plastino Papers Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plastino/items/plastino0679.html
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