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Midnight Pay Raise

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  • Seth

    He was Born
  • Midnight Pay Raise

    Midnight Pay Raise

    The PA General Assembly passed a pay raise that increased legislators' pay from 16% to 34% at 2am.
  • The Pink Pig

    The Pink Pig

    Gene Stilp leaves a giant pink pig at the Capitol to protest the pay raise.
  • Protest

    Protest

    Protestors struck back by protesting the retention of Justice Russel.
  • The Repeal

    The Repeal

    Governor Rendell signed a repeal of the raise.
  • Gene Stilp

    Gene Stilp

    Gene Stilp began a law suit against the Midnight Pay Raise.
  • Gene Stilp Lawsuit

    Gene Stilp Lawsuit

    Gene Stilp argues midnight pay raise before PA Supreme Court.
  • Primary Election

    Primary Election

    Seventeen legislators were defeated in the primary election. This included the Senate President Pro Tempore and the Senate Majority Leader.
  • Supreme Court Decision

    Supreme Court Decision

    PA Supreme Court decides judges can keep pay raise.
  • "Checks and Balances"

    "Checks and Balances"

    “Checks and balances” bills are passed to terminate the judicial pay raise.
  • General Election

    General Election

    In the general election more representatives like Gene McGill, Mike Veon, Matt Wright, Tom Gannon, and Matthew Good were defeated. Most likely because of anger over pay raise.
  • Barbara McIlvaine Smith

    Barbara McIlvaine Smith

    announced that she would not run for re-election in 2010, saying that she was frustrated with the progress of the post-pay raise reform movement.
  • Years Later

    Years Later

    Years later more than half of the legislators involved in the midnight pay raise are still in office.
  • The Pig Returns

    The Pig Returns

    Gene Stilp brings the pig back to the Capitol to protest another increase in lawmakers’ paychecks and other actions.
  • Kane Released Emails

    Kane Released Emails

    The PA Supreme Court Chief receives over 4,000 of Kane’s emails.