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North Carolina state lawmakers will return to Raleigh Wednesday for only the second time in two years, but it's not because they aren't doing their jobs.

Did you know that North Carolina state lawmakers aren't full-time employees?

Let's connect the dots.

If you get elected to state office, don't think you're going to be rolling in the dough. North Carolina House and Senate lawmakers only make a base salary that's just under $14,000 per year.

Their $13,951 annual salary is one of the lowest for state officials in the country.

Because of that, most lawmakers have other jobs. Take House Speaker Tim Moore, for example. Moore, who is from Cleveland County, runs his own law firm out of Kings Mountain. #WakeUpCLT #ncpol

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