in Follow-Up, Politics

Citizen reps at all levels

I learned today that another long-serving member of North Carolina’s General Assembly is stepping down. Serving in today’s legislature cannot be much fun, no matter which side of the aisle you’re on.

I think part of the problem is the grueling schedule of the General Assembly. My previous post about fairly compensating city councilors also applies to state legislators. If serving in the legislature is going to be a full time job we should compensate our representatives accordingly.