“State employees have not had a meaningful raise in a decade, and it’s time for state employees to get their raises just like anyone else,” said Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita Democrat who voted ‘no’ on the bill. “Meanwhile, we’ve increased their contributions for their health insurance and other fringe benefits so, in essence, state employees are being paid less today than they were nine and 10 years ago.”

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