King’s Ransom
Troy King is the second highest paid state Attorney General in the nation at $163,744, behind only California’s Jerry Brown, according to LegalNewsline.com this week. The article adds that the Alabama AG’s salary is set by law to match the Alabama Supreme Court associate justices’ salaries, according to spokeswoman Joy Patterson. If King’s salary is adjusted for regional cost-of-living differences, his compensation is more than Brown’s. (Hat tip to Left in Alabama and reader H.)
Which is exactly why he won’t resign. He needs the money. How many mortages does he have on his house now? Two or three?
Comment by Anonymous — July 15, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
He needs that money to keep all his messieurs happy.
Comment by Loretta Nall — July 15, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
Loretta appears to be continuing to try to distract both her voters from the sex scandal involving her son and an abnormally large zuchini.
Comment by Anonymous — July 15, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
Hey you can request an investigation….just don’t send Troy King…cuz I won’t allow him to get anywhere near my 15-year-old son
Comment by Loretta Nall — July 15, 2008 @ 7:20 pm
I may call DHR. I did not realize the boy was a minor. That raises questions regarding some of the pictures of him you have been posting on your blog. Very troubling questions. I still have not heard you deny the widespread rumors. The seriousness of the charge leads me to think that your continuing refusal to deny the rumors is because they are true. The clock is ticking Loretta. Tick tock tick tock.
Comment by Anonymous — July 15, 2008 @ 7:42 pm
yawn
Comment by Loretta Nall — July 15, 2008 @ 7:45 pm
King can buy a lot of pretty little boys for that money
Comment by Anonymous — July 15, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Also worth a look:
myspace.com/troykingalabamaqueen
Comment by Anonymous — July 15, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Dems and the gay lobby having a field day.
Comment by Anonymous — July 15, 2008 @ 11:00 pm
Returning to the topic of King’s salary, it’s interesting to note that his salary structure seems to violate the state Constitution. The Justices - to whom King’s salary is linked - receive a pay raise each year. The Constitution, however, states that Constitutional Officers (of which King is one) shall not have their salary increased or diminished while in office. So, for example, during Governor Riley’s first term of office, the Legislature enacted several state employee pay raises. Instead of receiving those raises when the other state employees received them, Governor Riley’s salary got the cumulative effect of all of those raises at the start of his second term. King, however, is the only Constitutional Officer that receives a salary increase during a term. Just something to think about. From what I understand, it’s been like this since Pryor was in office as AG.
Comment by Aubie — July 16, 2008 @ 9:11 am