Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and Ohio’s Jim Jordan are the top candidates to be the next Speaker of the House. While both are Trump supporters as for where they might differ, The Advocate’s Mark Ballard says Jordan has been very outspoken against aid for Ukraine, compared to Scalise who hasn’t been as vocal on the issue.
Cut 7 (13) “…border security.”
Louisiana U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy supports sending more aid to Ukraine. Cassidy says he would like the U.S. to continue supporting Ukraine’s efforts to fight off the Russian invasion because the Russian military is trying to kill Americans worldwide…
Cut 13 (09) “… attacked elsewhere.”
The latest gubernatorial campaign finance report shows Attorney General Jeff Landry has $4.5 million in cash on hand and none of his opponents have a million. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat because every poll shows Landry with a big lead, it’s hard for his competitors to raise money…
Treasurer John Schroder has $992 thousand in cash on hand. The main Democrat, former state transportation secretary Shawn Wilson reported $721 thousand in cash-on-hand.
A state Department of Revenue investigation results in the arrest of Jennings tax preparer, Anthony Candler for submitting more than 200 fraudulent state income tax returns. L-D-R spokesperson Byron Henderson says the state takes fraud schemes like this one seriously…