Keyword: menin https://freerepublic.com/tag/menin/ en-us Wed, 8 Jul 2026 15:11:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 Metro NYC Council members want to give themselves 18.2% pay hike — and set automatic increases every year after https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4387165/posts Pay yourself first — over and over again! Shameless city lawmakers are pushing to give themselves eye-watering 18.2% raises — in a scheme that will also give them automatic pay hikes of at least 2% every year in the future. City Council Member Nantasha Williams (D-27) introduced a bill that would inflate her and her colleagues’ salaries from $148,500 to $175,500 backdated to January, while also ballooning pay for the mayor, the City Council speaker and other elected positions. The bill comes days after the lawmakers signed off on a record-breaking $126 billion city budget and includes salaries even higher... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4387165/posts#comment Wed, 8 Jul 2026 15:11:47 GMT