Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski said Wednesday that the 2.5% general wage increase recently awarded to unionized state employees over the objections of GOP lawmakers was reasonable compensation.
“Two and a half is reasonable. Inflation is on the rise right now. We’ll have to see what the cost of living is,” Stefanowski said in his first news conference since winning the GOP convention endorsement on May 6.
The decision was recommended by the Municipal Accountability Review Board after almost $900,000 of COVID-19 relief funds were either misspent or lacked documentation in West Haven.