U-S Senator John Kennedy is speaking out against a gun control bill that supporters say will improve the reporting of information into the national background check system. Kennedy says he can’t support legislation that asks government workers to do their jobs…
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The legislation provides incentives for government workers for accurate reporting, but Kennedy says their incentive should be a paycheck.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise undergoes another surgery today as he continues his recovery from last June’s shooting that damaged several of his internal organs. LSU Health Level One Trauma Center’s Medical Director John Hunt says another surgery several months after receiving gunshot is not uncommon and it appears his doctors in D-C are providing great care…
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Scalise has said how long he’ll be away from Capitol Hill to recover from this latest surgery.

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Reynolds says Republican legislators showed up empty-handed this week during a budget meeting that also included the governor’s office. Reynolds says the Democratic caucus is looking at several different proposals to address long term budget deficits, but they are not sure what GOP legislators will support…
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Governor Edwards plans on calling a special session in Feburary to pass tax reform legislation in response to a looming one-billion dollar budget deficit. There is a legislative budget meeting on January 19th and House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says he’d like to hear specifics from the governor on what he proposes…
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