The US House has rejected the Senate’s DHS funding bill, extending the shutdown that’s caused TSA worker shortages at airports. House Speaker Mike Johnson from Bossier Parish called the Senate’s spending package a “joke” and will ask the House to approve a bill to fund DHS through May 22nd.
State lawmakers are looking to create the Office of Health and Nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health. Covington Senator Patrick McMath says the new office would not increase costs for state government, but if it’s successful in helping people eat better and exercise more, it can help reduce the rate of chronic disease…
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The Senate Health and Welfare Committee advanced the bill to the Senate floor without objection
If you are Netflix subscriber, get ready to pay a little bit more. The standard plan is increasing by two-dollars to $19.99 a month and the premium plan is also going up two bucks, to $26.99 a month. Haggai Davis, host of the TechGumbo radio show, says even though this is the second price increase in less than two years, Netflix does not expect to lose too many subscribers.
The increased prices are in effect immediately for new subscribers, and they will roll out over time for existing subscribers.
Fifty days from now it will be the May 16th party primary and radio talk show host Moon Griffon says it’s difficult to determine which two candidates will make the runoff in the Republican Primary for the 5th District Congressional race…
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There are four major candidates and a poll conducted last month, had all four candidates polling in the single digits and a high percentage of “Don’t know.”