Lawmaker per diem increase heads to the full Senate
Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista. is the author of HB 2053. The bill would entitle legislators living in Maricopa County to collect $56 a day for every day the legislature is in session and legislators who live in the other 14 counties to get the rate set by the General Services Administration sets for travel by federal employees for food and travel, currently $207 a day. A Senate panel approved HB 2053 Wednesday. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)