ADN Politics podcast: The story behind why Alaska leaders could get big raises. ADN's Elizabeth Harball talks with reporters Sean Maguire and Iris Samuels.
Each week, host Elizabeth Harball talks with ADN journalists and others about some of Alaska’s biggest news stories. SubscribeEarlier this month, a commission that decides salaries for the Alaska Legislature, the governor and top state officialsto give all of them a significant raise. If the proposal goes through, state lawmakers could receive a 67% pay raise, alongside a roughly 20% raise for the governor and his cabinet.
Host Elizabeth Harball talks to ADN reporters Iris Samuels and Sean Maguire to help explain how it happened – and what happens next.
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