While some businesses struggled to give employees slight raises for the cost of living last year, the five members of the state?s Public Service Commission Gov. Martin O?Malley said would stop electricity rate spikes got a 46 percent pay bump.

The commission may not see any salary boost this year if an amendment to the governor?s proposed budget by Del. Patrick McDonough, R-Baltimore-Harford, passes.

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