Special panel approves new compensation package for lawmakers

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A special committee on Thursday approved a plan raising base legislative pay to $43,000 a year, hoping that it will make public service more open to Kansans who now might not be able to afford to serve in the Legislature.

The compensation plan approved Thursday, which totals about $57,000 once daily expenses are added in, will start in 2025 unless the Legislature decides next year to set aside the report approved by the committee.

The Legislature could reject the compensation plan by adopting a . . .

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