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General Assembly

By MaddyCarroll17

  • Passed the Secret pay Raise

    Passed the Secret pay Raise
    General Assembly passed pay increase for state law makers, judges, and top executive branch.

  • Boosting their Salary Big Time

    Boosting their Salary Big Time
    16-64% pay raise

  • Gene Stilp

    Gene Stilp
    Put up a big inflatable big over the capitol building in protest

  • Public Outrage

    Public Outrage
    People found out, and created an uproar

  • Greedy

    Greedy
    40 of the 158 kept the raise

  • Denial

    Denial
    Chief Justice Russell M. Nigro denied retention to Supreme Court

  • Repeal

    Repeal
    Govenor Rendell signed a repeal of the pay raise

  • Seems Like the End

    Seems Like the End
    Ed Rendell signs repeal of pay raise after 50-0 vote

  • Scandal

    Scandal
    45 of those who voted for the pay raise lost their seats, and since then 14 more have given up their seats through retirement or lost elections

  • Paying for their Mistake

    Paying for their Mistake
    17 legialators were defeated in the 2006 primary elections