Government

Bill to Increase Compensation for Senate Staff Sent Back for Review; Measure Seeking Taxi Tarif Hike and Feasibility Study on Ride-Sharing Apps Held

An amendment that would allow legislative staff to earn more income from overtime and night work and to earn lump-sum payments for annual leave, has been held by the Committee on Finance for further amendment, after six senators voted unanimously on Thursday to have the executive director’s office of the Legislature craft a policy that would better address fair compensation for central staff. Committee chair, Senator Kurt Vialet said the new bill would include policies developed by the executive director which would address the concerns of those different areas.  “I think this body needs to give the executive director office an opportunity to address the areas that were involved in this bill with the exception of anything in reference to senator or senatorial staff because that is going to be totally out,” he said. The draft bill, which was circulated in the Senate Wednesday, applied to all employees, officers and elected officials of the Legislature. But all senators, including the...