Rep. Beau Beaullieu said voter rejection of several constitutional amendments complicated the end of the legislative session. Photo by: Dakota Laszlo/LSU Manship School News Service
Rep. Jack McFarland said that given time, state education o cials could . nd budget cuts that would provide money for teacher pay raises.
State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux said lawmakers need to quit asking voters to approve so many poorly explained constitutional amendments. Photo by: Cross Harris/LSU Manship School News Service
Voter rejection of constitutional amendments, including one that would have freed up money for teacher pay raises, complicated this spring’s legislative session and raised questions about whether the public is being asked to vote on too many amendments that are hard to understand, lawmakers said Thursday.Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, said the failure of all five amendments in May ...