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The House Appropriations committee spent the second day of a 10-day special session rehashing old budget debates. The Legislature passed a state spending…
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Lawmakers filed back into the Capitol Monday for a third special session. They’ll spend the next 10 days focusing on the same problem they've failed to…
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The House and Senate gavel back into session today to restart the lingering tax debate.Pearson Cross, Associate Professor of Political Science at UL…
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With a short break between the second and third special sessions, House and Senate leaders, including Senate President John Alario, are using this week to…
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Probation services for youth in Louisiana’s Juvenile Justice system are on the chopping block. If hit with an $11 million cut outlined in the current…
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If a budget cut to the Louisiana Department of Corrections isn’t resolved by June 30, thousands of state offenders would be released from prison.Louisiana…
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There wasn’t enough agreement in the second special session for lawmakers to renew a sales tax increase in Louisiana, but the Legislature did manage to…
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Legislators are gearing up for a third special session that will start June 18. They’ll have 10 days to reach an agreement on the budget and taxes.But…
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If lawmakers can’t reach a tax compromise by June 30, many state agencies would face steep budget cuts.Marketa Walters is the Secretary of the Department…
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With Third Special Session On The Horizon, Stalemate Between Governor And House Leadership ContinuesFor the second time this year, lawmakers in the House were unable to reach a tax compromise, collapsing the special session that ended late Monday night.…