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Governor John Bel Edwards has signed nearly four hundred bills into law passed during the latest regular session. But he’s also used his veto pen on…
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It appeared no lawmakers wanted a special session, so when Appropriations chair Cameron Henry told the House there was no budget deal – with 30 minutes…
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To the uninitiated, this final day of the session may look like one long cocktail party, with knots of people conversing quietly here and there, as both…
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“I would ask that you reject House Bill 1 and sent it to conference.”And, as usual, the House has refused to concur with the Senate changes to the budget,…
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The House worked long and hard Monday, passing Senate bills before the session countdown clock required shifting to a two-thirds majority vote on all…
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Nearly all of us are familiar with the image from “The Wizard of Oz” that accompanies the line, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.” Yet for…
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“I was just looking at the definition of ‘austere’: ‘a situation in which there is not much money and it is spent only on things that are necessary’,”…
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Though it’s not yet a done deal, criminal justice reform is nearing the legislative finish line.Tuesday evening, the full House approving the reinvestment…
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In a legislative session where tax reform has been a key focus, the one and only comprehensive tax reform package has failed. On Tuesday, Republican…
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Capitol reporter Julia O'Donoghue for the Times-Picayune assesses the final eight days of the state legislative session. She also critiques national…