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With just one week left in the regular session, the Senate Finance committee had to work on the budget over the Memorial holiday. The committee made…
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The Senate Finance Committee votes today on how they want to change the state budget. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne has advised them to…
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The House Education committee advanced a bill Tuesday changing TOPS allocations during a budget shortfall. Committee chair Nancy Landry is the author.“If…
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It’s budget week in the House.“We’re about to get real busy,” Legislative Fiscal Analyst Greg Albrecht says. with a chuckle.Good thing he’s upbeat,…
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Although we’re past the halfway point of the legislative session, House leaders say they are still about three weeks away from moving the budget bill, HB…
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“We are cutting $792 million," said Governor John Bel Edwards.Governor Edwards presented the revised plan for next fiscal year's budget to the House…
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The big deal of the week is the unveiling of the administration’s new version of the fiscal year 2017 budget proposal.“Make no mistake: the budget…
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“The real issue here is the fact that TOPS is in peril,” remarked Representative Julie Stokes (R-Kenner) in the House Education Committee. For next year's…
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“The people out there – all they hear is that TOPS is over,” West Monroe Senator Mike Walsworth complained Monday.Walsworth is one of many lawmakers who…
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Higher education in Louisiana has been steadily dealt the budget axe, even as the state worked to grow its community and technical college system. How do…