Lawmakers could receive more for their trek to Madison

MADISON - Assembly Republicans are about to increase by 56 percent how much lawmakers can receive in per diems when staying overnight in Madison.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that expense payments for senators and representatives have stalled at $88 per day since 2001. That amount will increase to approximately $138 under the proposal to be voted on Thursday by a Republican-controlled Assembly leadership committee.

Representatives taking day trips to the Capitol would receive $69 a day, a 22 percent decrease.

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