Job Fair
Power Grid
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:29:00
For some lawmakers, earning $80,000 a year is not enough to pay the bills. Even with some earning lucrative lulus on top of their base salary, over 60 senators and Assembly members are pulling double-duty, representing their districts in Albany while holding down other jobs. And while it is legal for legislators to hold outside jobs, there is a call for more disclosure. Senate President Malcolm Smith, for one, said he thinks his colleagues should have to disclose the amount of money earned from outside jobs, and that legislative leaders should have no outside income whatsoever. Tell that to the farmer, pharmacist, funeral director and the several dozen lawyers that also happen to currently serve in the State Legislature. A detailed breakdown of legislative moonlighting follows
























