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2008 Legislative pay raise

2008-06-30
	Jindal announces pay raise veto Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Monday morning that he has vetoed the controversial pay raise for lawmakers. The raise would have more than doubled their pay.


2008-06-26
	Pay raise maneuvering continues Your outrage over the Legislature's self-approved pay raises is causing more action. There are nearly two dozen lawmakers that have rejected their raise. Three of those have been added to the list within the last week after they were given special permission.


2008-06-25
	Jindal, dep. heads discuss session (38 min.) Gov. Bobby Jindal opens his post-legislature press conference on June 24, 2008 with an introduction about the session before turning over part of the press conference to department heads.


	Jindal answers session questions (18 min) Gov. Bobby Jindal answers questions at his post-legislative press conference on Tuesday, June 24, 2008.


2008-06-24
	Jindal speaks about legislative session Gov. Bobby Jindal spoke Tuesday about the latest legislative session, which will no doubt be remembered for the lawmaker pay raise that was passed. Jindal said he let the Legislature do its own thing this time around, but next session he promised to clamp down on their free-wheeling ways.


2008-06-23
	Lawmaker sorry for pay raise vote A state lawmaker has issued an apology for voting for the legislator pay raise.


	Lawmakers wrap up 2008 session The 2008 legislative session is now in the books. Lawmakers wrapped up about three months worth of work Monday with only a handful of major issues to take up. During the session lawmakers approved major changes in job training and funding for state construction projects, but the issue of the lawmaker pay raise will probably be the one thing Louisiana voters remember.


2008-06-20
	Voters push to recall legislators The pay raise controversy has some voters looking to recall their legislators. The Secretary of State's Office said Thursday the number of requests for recall petitions is up substantially.


2008-06-19
	Jindal asks for pay raise reversal Gov. Bobby Jindal is calling for lawmakers to reverse their pay raises, but lawmakers say the increases are a done deal, and it's too late to change. Some legislators are also questioning why the governor is asking lawmakers to reverse the plan when he could do it on his own with a veto.


2008-06-18
	Cassidy says amendment personal attack One state lawmaker who is now running for Congress says an amendment to an ethics bill is actually a personal attack. State Sen. Bill Cassidy says the amendment that blocks lawmakers from working as doctors in the charity hospital system is possibly connected to his opposition to lawmaker pay raises.


	Lambert discusses pay raise State Rep. Eddie Lambert from District 59 joined us on 2une In Wednesday morning to discuss the controversial lawmaker pay raise issue.


	Some lawmakers refuse pay raise Controversy continues at the State Capitol following the Legislature's approval of pay raises for state lawmakers. Some legislators are refusing to take the raise, including State Rep. Karen St. Germain of District 60.


	You Decide: Jindal's pay raise decision Gov. Bobby Jindal broke a campaign promise to you by refusing to veto a pay raise for legislators. Lawmakers signed off on a bill Monday that doubles their pay, despite a public outcry against it. Jindal said he won't block the move even though he doesn't agree with it, but how does that match up with his campaign pledge for reform?


2008-06-17
	Discussing the legislative pay raise A bill that will double the annual pay of Louisiana lawmakers won final legislative approval on Monday, but how many lawmakers will actually take the raise? Barry Erwin with the Council for a Better Louisiana joined us on 2une In Tuesday morning to discuss.


2008-06-16
	Senate pushes through pay raise Despite your objections, state lawmakers voted to give themselves a pay raise on Monday. Gov. Bobby Jindal is now the only person who can stop the bill from passing, but the governor said Monday he won't veto it. Some lawmakers say they have opposed the pay raises from the start and that it wouldn't be right to take the money and run.


	Pay raise debate continues The debate over a pay raise for state lawmakers continues at the State Capitol. Jim Brandt with the Public Affairs Research Council joined us to discuss it on 2une In Monday morning.


2008-06-13
	Public reacts to lawmaker pay raise The proposed lawmaker pay raise has become so controversial, some people drove in from out of town to hear representatives debate the issue on Friday. For some residents, they believe it's a well-deserved increase. Others say it has left a sour taste in their mouths, especially because the people had no say on the issue.


	Amendment proposed to pay raise bill An amendment was proposed to the legislative pay raise bill on Friday morning. News 2's Mike Steele has the latest on the vote to raise lawmakers' salaries.


	Lawmaker pay raises hot topic State lawmakers are the focus of your anger concerning a huge pay raise. Thursday on News 2 we looked at all angles of the lawmaker pay raise bill moving through the Legislature.


2008-06-12
	House speaker supports pay raise One lawmaker was very candid with his belief the Legislature deserves a big pay raise. Speaker of the House Jim Tucker is set to receive the biggest windfall from the raise, as the compensation for him and Senate President Joel Chaisson would be $100,000, compared to the $70,000 package that would be received by most lawmakers.


2008-06-11
	Panel approves lawmaker pay raise A state House committee approved a bill that would give pay raises for legislators on Wednesday morning. The vote sends the bill on to the full House floor for debate.


2008-05-06
	Session tackles money matters From pay raises to budget surpluses, things are hot and heavy at the State Capitol.


2008-05-05
	Lawmakers make cuts to pay-raise bill Changes have been made to a bill that would give lawmakers a major pay raise, but the changes might not be enough to get the bill passed. The original proposed bill asked to nearly quadruple lawmakers' current pay, but cuts were made Monday to the amount of the possible raise.


2008-04-02
	Bill would give lawmakers raises A senator from New Orleans is calling for a big pay raise for herself and her colleagues. Louisiana lawmakers are listed as part-time employees, but Sen. Ann Duplessis is hoping to raise pay to full-time status. The bill would quadruple the pay for most lawmakers through their base pay.