Minnesota lawmakers don't make nearly enough money.

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MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS DON'T MAKE NEARLY ENOUGH MONEY, according to Governor Mark Dayton (D). Their $31,140 annual salary hasn't increased since 1999, but they are 17th in the nation in terms of pay, and that's higher than their Midwestern neighbors Iowa and North and South Dakota (but lower than Wisconsin). The State Compensation Council wants to raise lawmakers' salaries to $40,800 in 2015. That's not enough, according to the governor. He thinks they should earn $56,954, the same as what the average...