HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 07-06 Per diem expenses paid to legislators for '15 regular session total nearly $1.8 million MNNPOST 7/6/2015 Per diem expenses paid to legislators for'15 regular session total nearly$1.8 million�MinnPost
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By Joe Kimball � 10:24 am
Minnesota legislators, who earn $31,14o per year for what is considered a part-time job, also can
file for daily expenses on days they are in session.
During this year's session, they received a total of nearly $i.8 million in those per diem
payments, according to an MPR analysis.
Many asked for the ma�cimum amount. Forty-eight state representatives collected the m�imum
of$8,��8, at the rate of$66 per day; 26 senators asked for the maximum of$1i,438 at the rate
of$86 per day allowed during session in the Senate.
The story notes that Rep. Peter Fischer, DFL-Maplewood, collected the lowest of all: $2,i3o.
The figures don't include per diem payments for the special session.