N.Y. State Lawmakers Call Special Session to Vote on Pay Raises

New York’s lame duck state lawmakers will return Thursday for a special legislative session to give themselves a raise—to $142,000 annually, making them the highest paid state legislators in the nation.

A bill (A.10730/S.9617) that would increase lawmaker salaries effective Jan. 1, was released Monday night. The legislature is expected to return Thursday to pass the measure ahead of the Jan. 4 start of a new session, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The 213 lawmakers—63 in the Senate and 150 in the Assembly—each currently earn a base annual salary of $110,000—second only to California, where ...