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State commission recommends pay raise for judges, school superintendent

A proposal announced today by the Washington Citizen’s Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials would freeze salaries for the next two years for all state lawmakers, the governor and several other elected officials.

JORDAN SCHRADER; Staff writer
Published: Feb. 1, 2013 at 10:33 a.m. PST
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A proposal announced today by the Washington Citizen’s Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials would freeze salaries for the next two years for all state lawmakers, the governor and several other elected officials.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2013/02/01/commission-recommends-pay-raise-for-judges-school-superintendent/

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