States consider laying off legislators to trim budgets

Lawmakers in about a half-dozen states have proposed shrinking the number of legislators elected and thereby saving the office, staff and travel expenses each incurs. If we are asking the public to live with cuts, to live with higher taxes, if we’re asking state employees to sacrifice their jobs or their pay or benefits, then we need to lead by example,” said Rep. Linda Schofield, a Democrat in Connecticut, where a plan for cutting back legislative districts has been filed. http://bit.ly/fqv1cY