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Senate Member Predicts Filibuster

Now it's the state senators turn to decide whether to give themselves a pay increase. Rod Petersen has the story from the State Capitol.

Last Thursday, the House passed a resolution to kill pay raises for legislators.

Now the Senate has started debate on the resolution.

Democratic State Senator Ken Jacob, who supports a pay raise, threatens a filibuster in the next six legislative days.

A filibuster would prevent the resolution from coming to a vote.

In order to defeat the pay raise, the Senate must vote by February 1st.

Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Rod Petersen.