Payday (8pm) - a podcast by WBZ-AM

Jordan Rich fills in - As the Massachusetts unemployment rate currently stands at 6.7%, state legislators are ringing in the new year with a hefty pay raise. Each senator and representative will receive a 6.46% raise and dozens of officials in the House and Senate will receive a 4.89% bump to their legislative stipends. With many residents struggling to find their next paycheck, does it seem ethical for our legislators to accept these raises?

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