The issue is going to be what is the impact on the salary schedule? Is the rest of the scale going to have to be adjusted correspondingly?

This bill will set a new minimum, and the minimum becomes the zero step on the salary schedule.

It's intruding on the local collective bargaining process by enforcing a base salary that wasn't arrived at locally.

The opportunity to have a day-to-day impact on people's lives. It's great having more control of my schedule, but I miss the opportunity to engage in making policies that affect people's lives.

There was a great photo of the four of them afterward. George had a huge grin on his face, and the other three looked like they'd just eaten something very bad.

He kids me about that all the time. He claims it's his putter. It isn't.