Kyle Hughes for NYSNYS News reports in The Daily Freeman that despite not passing any ethics reform in the wake of prison sentences for leaders of each legislative body from each party, lawmakers in Albany are getting a raise. The first pay raise since 1999 for legislators is due to a 2015 state budget law passed in the middle of the night. Now, a special commission will recommend raises for legislators and other state officials by November 15, after fall elections. “It is amazing when you think about it,” NYPIRG lobbying Blair Horner said Thursday. “Apparently, the worst corruption in New York State history results in no meaningful reforms and a big hike in pay. Only in New York!” Read the full story in The Daily Freeman.