By Howard Fischer | AZ Capitol Times
Sen. John Kavanagh says he simply wants to ask voters to ensure that what is being paid to lawmakers keeps pace with inflation.
But the measure that the Fountain Hills Republican wants to put on the 2026 ballot actually would do more than create future inflationary adjustments to the current $24,000 salary. Much more.
That’s because Kavanagh crafted his SCR1003 to be retroactive to the last time voters approved a salary increase. That was 1998.