Arkansas lawmakers removed language from a budget bill authorizing a 1.86% pay raise for prosecutors and judges. Arkansas Business estimates the savings at around half a million dollars. The article has Sen. Jim Luker, D-Wynne wondering aloud as to whether this is an instance of political posturing, sticking it to prosecutors and judges while keeping pay increases increases for, say, college professors and football coaches on the table.
The story doesn't appear to have touched a nerve with Arkansans, as reactions both in print and on the web are few and far between, save for one posting from what must be a not-at-all-obnoxious citizen, using the handle "NoMoreCommies" in the comment section of the Tolbert Report's post on the matter.
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