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Midnight Pay Raise

By Foosey

  • Midnight Pay Raise voted in

    PA General Assembly passed pay increases for state lawmakers, judges, and top executive-branch officials at 2 A.M.

  • 16% to 34% pay raise to members

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    Midnight Pay Raise

  • Public outrage over pay raise from July 7 until repeal

  • Chief Justice Nigro denied retention

    Chief Justice Russell M. Nigro denied retention to Supreme Court

  • End of Midnight Pay Raise, House vote

    House votes 197-1 to repeal pay raise

  • End of Midnight Pay Raise, Senate vote

    Ed Rendell signs repeal of pay raise after 50-0 vote

  • Gene Stilp argues pay raise befor PA Supreme Court

  • Frank LaGrotta, one of many paying back unvouchered expenses

  • 17 legislators defeated in 2006 primary elections

  • Gene McGill, Mike Veon, Matt Wright, Tom Gannon, and Matthew Good not reelected

  • November 2006 General Election votes out more members who supported pay raise

  • Frank LaGrotta stops repayment after arrest