Louisiana lawmakers, who have not seen a pay increase since 1980, voted to raise their salaries by July 1 from $16,800 to $50,700, only to see the measure vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal.

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Louisiana lawmakers, who have not seen a pay increase since 1980, voted to raise their salaries by July 1 from $16,800 to $50,700, only to see the measure vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal. Sponsored by Senator Ann Duplessis, the bill tied Louisiana lawmakers' salaries to a percentage of congressional pay. Proponents argue that a 1980 salary hardly allows them to pay expenses and that other state office holders have seen increases. The governor's salary, for example, has gone from $52,400 in 1980 to $130,000 today. A 1996...