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Tennessee Lawmakers Getting Small Pay Increase

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee lawmakers will soon be getting a small pay increase.

Despite facing a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall and serious state employee layoffs, Tennessee legislators will be getting a $14 a day increase in their compensation for expenses. That increases their per diem's from $171 to $185 - an 8 percent increase.

The Legislative Office of Administration said the per diem is based on the federal reimbursement rate for the Nashville area, and those rates went up in October.