The Legislature eventually increased his annual salary to $110,000, from $85,000.

The proposals, however, are likely to be used to press the Legislature to increase state aid.

In 1992, however, she persuaded the Legislature to increase minimum lifetime medical insurance benefits for individuals to $500,000.

Each year, the Legislature increases school aid beyond what the Governor has proposed.

"Periodically the Legislature will increase the amount of money they get, but it has not made a big impact," he said.

In addition, the Legislature increased the statute of limitations on ethics violations to five years from three.

Typically, the Legislature would increase the state contribution, allowing taxes to fall.

The state extended health insurance coverage to children in 1996 when the Legislature increased the cigarette tax to finance the cost.

For the 1994 fiscal year, the Legislature increased the state's deer removal budget to $250,000 from $185,000.

But the Legislature has since increased the authorization to $2,500.