🇺🇸 USA Sep 6, 2026 · Dana Hess

Legislators deserve a pay increase — if they do the job

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Legislators deserve a pay increase — if they do the job
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Legislators listen to Gov. Kristi Noem present her annual budget address in the South Dakota House of Representatives on Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)According to a recent South Dakota Searchlight story, legislators could get a 4% raise when they gather in Pierre this January. Legislator pay is set at 20% of the state’s household median income as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. The median household income is expected to go up this year, bumping annual legis

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