Reports of top government employees getting 5.6% pay increases in 2022 are getting bad reviews around the Commonwealth.
The state's top earner, the chief justice of the Supreme Court is getting a bump of about $12,000 for a salary of $234,000.
About 1300 people on the public payroll are entitled by law to annual cost of living increases linked to the Consumer Price Index.
Inflation is the reason these public servants are getting the biggest pay increase since 1991.
It's all due to the pandemic.
Last year, lawmakers voted to forgo a 1% cost of living increase.
We say that's a good idea.
And we call on them to vote on that again, especially after consulting their constituents!
