Sen. John Kavanagh says he simply wants to ask voters to ensure that lawmaker salaries keep pace with inflation.But the measure that the Fountain Hills Republican wants to put on the 2026 ballot actually would do more than create future inflationary adjustments to the current $24,000 salary. Much more.That’s because Kavanagh crafted his SCR 1003 to be retroactive to the last time voters approved a salary increase. That was 1998.And given the inflation that has occurred since then, voter approval of his plan in 2026 would immediately turn that $24,000 figure into $48,000 — or more.Kavanagh, however, said that increase is justified given the lack of any adjustment in what lawmakers earn in the last 27 years.“That is what voters wanted us to have when they voted in 1998,” he said.“I do not think those voters wanted their $24,000 rai …
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