State Police Supervisors Get Big Pay Raises

A contract giving Connecticut state police captains and lieutenants pay raises of up to 56 percent has been quietly approved after state lawmakers let the deal take effect without votes in either the House or Senate.

The 4½-year contract took effect on Friday because the House and Senate failed to vote on the deal within 30 days of it being submitted to the legislature, under a process allowed by state law for labor contracts.

State officials said they supported the contract because the captains and lieutenants hadn't had a raise since 2008 and make less than many troopers they supervise.

Captains will now make up to $136,000 a year and lieutenants will earn up to $121,600 a year.

The raises will cost the state $1.4 million this fiscal year and next year.