Lawmakers are set to discuss two major budget bills this week. Plus, a House committee is expected to vote on a bill calling for a constitutional convention to begin in late May.
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Lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance a bill calling for a constitutional convention. Several bills also advanced that would expand the powers of the governor.
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As Louisiana's fishing communities struggle to stay afloat, the bill aims to promote locally caught harvests by making it clear to consumers which products are imported.
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Lawmakers passed a bill that would prohibit drivers from holding cell phones. Plus, a bill meant to protect in vitro fertilization cleared its first hurdle.
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Lawmakers on the House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee voted Thursday to remove a requirement that employers give minor workers a 30-minute lunch break after working five hours. The committee also advanced a bill to reduce unemployment benefits.
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Seven of the nine constitutional amendments Republican lawmakers had proposed were deferred.
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Lawmakers on the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 6-2 to advance a bill that would gut much of Louisiana’s public records law. They also advanced a bill to require identification to request public records.
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A Senate panel voted 6-2 to advance a bill that would gut public access to information at every level of government.
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An Arizona grand jury has indicted a group of allies of former President Donald Trump for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election.
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Former President Donald Trump's attorneys claim he has immunity from criminal charges over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump is making a broad argument for immunity.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Margie Omero of the Democratic polling firm GBAO about whether Gaza solidarity protests on U.S. college campuses pose a political problem for President Biden.
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Drake used AI generated vocals of the rapper in a diss track aimed at rapper Kendrick Lamar. A lawyer representing Tupac's estate sent Drake a cease and desist letter threatening a lawsuit.
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In 2005 USC's Reggie Bush received the Heisman Trophy. In 2010 a probe found he had received several thousand dollars and a car. He forfeited his trophy because the payments were against NCAA rules.
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