Massachusetts' two top lawmakers are handing out raises to hundreds of staffers even as the state faces declining revenues that could force budget cuts.
A local activist is circulating a petition to try to put the New Bedford City Council's 44 percent pay raise question directly before the voters as a ballot question in the November 2013 Election.
Next year, New Bedford voters may be able to decide the fate of the self-approved 44% City Council pay raises. That outcome hinges on a petition being circulated by the President of the Minority Action Coalition, Charles Carmo.