(AP) – An Arkansas panel is recommending a 2 percent raise
for the state’s elected officials and judges, despite a request from the state
Supreme Court that it receive an 11 percent bump in pay.The Independent Citizens Commission proposed the pay raise for the state’s
constitutional officers, legislators, prosecutors and judges on Tuesday. The
panel will vote on the pay raise after holding a hearing to receive public
comments on the proposal next week.
for the state’s elected officials and judges, despite a request from the state
Supreme Court that it receive an 11 percent bump in pay.The Independent Citizens Commission proposed the pay raise for the state’s
constitutional officers, legislators, prosecutors and judges on Tuesday. The
panel will vote on the pay raise after holding a hearing to receive public
comments on the proposal next week.
The commission was created through a 2014 constitutional amendment changing
how officials’ salaries are set. The salaries had previously been set in the
constitution, which allowed the Legislature to make cost-of-living adjustments.
The panel granted substantial pay raises to officials in 2015.
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