Serving in the New York state Legislature has been a part-time position for more than 200 years. The decision to make it a full-time job came not in a culminating floor debate or in a popular referendum but on page 12 of a report issued at 5:43 p.m. Monday. The recommendation to strictly limit outside income for the 213 members of the state Assembly and Senate was a secondary point as the New York State Committee on Legislative and Executive Compensation moved to increase base pay for lawmakers from $79,500 to $130,000 in...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 11, 2018 18:24 UTC