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Governor Kelly Issues Statement: “State Employees Deserve Better Than Table Scraps”
TOPEKA – Today, Governor Kelly issued the below statement regarding state employee pay increases:
“Kansas depends on the good work done by state employees year-round: from clearing roads of snow in the winter to mitigating wildfires in the spring; from keeping Kansas children safe and healthy to honoring our promises to veterans after their service to our nation, and putting themselves in harm’s way daily to maintain safety and public order.
“And yet, once again, the Legislature disrespects these hardworking Kansans by leaving consideration of pay raises until the end of the budget process while securing pay increases for themselves. They’ve already given themselves a 93% pay increase two years ago on top of a 4% increase this year even as they work fewer legislative days. And the Legislature had no difficulty finding a way to give their own staff a 10% raise.
“The Legislature needs to fund the 2.5% pay increase that I called for in my budget at the beginning of this legislative session.”
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