LOS ANGELES, California, July 11 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by policy analyst Steven Gassenberger: * * * Louisianians were right to reject a constitutional amendment to raise teacher pay. Now, a new state task force should finish the job. Amendment 3 was sold to voters as a teacher pay raise and a pension fix. It was neither. - Louisiana voters soundly rejected all five constitutional amendments on the May 16 ballot, including, for the second time, a scheme to  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Wicker Remembers Senator Lindsey Graham * Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss, released the following statement in remembrance of Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC. "There are no words to describe Lindsey Graham, my friend of more than three decades. There are no words to describe his impact on the foreign and domestic policy of the United States. Lindsey served his beloved country in uniform and   more