La. governor vetoes pay raise for state lawmakers
By AP STAFF
Associated Press
July 1, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has vetoed a bill that would have doubled salaries for the state's lawmakers.

The Republican had previously said he would not veto the bill even though he didn't agree with the raise. The veto came after several election recall petitions were filed against Jindal and other state legislators.

The pay raise has been sharply criticized by bloggers and talk-radio hosts.

The bill would have paid lawmakers $37,500 a year. The National Conference of State Legislatures says it would have made Louisiana legislators the highest-paid in the South and the 14th highest-paid in the country.

Jindal has been mentioned as a possible running mate for presidential candidate John McCain.

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