Monday, March 29, 2010

Pennsylvania House Democratic leaders are explaining why some top staffers got hefty salary increases late last year and others received raises after

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania House Democratic leaders are explaining why some top staffers got hefty salary increases late last year and others received raises after a pay freeze took effect on Jan. 1.

The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reported Sunday that House Speaker Keith McCall's chief of staff Paul Parsells received a nearly $19,000 pay increase and Parliamentarian Reizdan Moore's salary was boosted by more than $6,000.

That's in addition to a dozen House Democratic staffers who received pay raises after a "salary control" pay freeze took effect in January.

House Majority Leader Todd Eachus says those 12 raises were mistakes but he's letting the recipients keep them.

The newspaper says House Democrats resisted requests to release details about the pay raises, and it took the paper six weeks to obtain the information.

Associated Press

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