Column: While state scrimps, legislators get per diem raise

Full story: Dickson Herald

Oh, Tennessee legislators! Hath thou no shame? Even as Gov. Phil Bredesen announced deeper budget slashing, there came the news that members of Tennessee's state House and Senate will get an 8.1 percent raise in their per diem.

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