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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A widely criticized pay raise for Pennsylvania legislators will generate years worth of pension dividends for some retiring lawmakers — even though it was repealed after just four months.
The raise counts toward retirement formulas for legislators who took the money and did not voluntarily reimburse the state, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday.
Rep. Elinor Z. Taylor, the House majority caucus chairwoman, gave her raise of about $12,000 to fire companies, nursing homes and veterans groups, but since she didn't return it to the state she is now eligible for a yearly pension of about $97,000 when she retires in December, $9,500 more than if she hadn't taken the raise, the newspaper said.
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