The gubernatorial primary is seven months from today. There is still time for another Republican to get in the race. Could Congressman Steve Scalise change his mind and throw his hat into the ring? UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says that’s unlikely…
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Currently, Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards is facing two G-O-P challengers, Congressman Ralph Abraham and Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone.
Governor John Bel Edwards spoke to the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education this morning to urge them to include a one-thousand dollar teacher pay raise as part of their public education funding request to the legislature. Edwards says teaching is an underappreciated profession and he wants to change that…
State lawmakers heard from supporters of the death penalty today, including Attorney General Jeff Landry and victims’ families, during a meeting of the House Criminal Justice Committee. Louisiana has not carried out an execution since 2010. Wayne Guzzardo’s daughter, was gunned down in a robbery in 1995 and expressed his disappointment in Governor Edwards handling of the death penalty, citing Edwards had run on a platform of transparency and justice.
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Community activists are calling on lawmakers to pass a law allowing local governments the right to set their own minimum wages. Nationwide states and cities have been raising their minimum wages, including neighboring Arkansas, which will land at 11 dollars an hour by 2021. Step Up Louisiana member Pamela Bourgeois says with the cost of living rising ever higher, 15 is a reasonable place to start in the Bayou State.