Governor Jeff Landry provided his plan for making sure teachers continue to receive a two-thousand dollar stipend that they have been getting since 2023. The stipend is on the verge of going away because two different constitutional amendments failed to pass over the last two years and the stipend was not funded in the budget just approved by lawmakers.
But the governor believes the money to pay for the stipend can be found in the non-instructional section of the state’s public school funding formula.
Landry will need the support of the Legislature, before 168-million dollars can be removed from the Minimum Foundation Program. It will take a two-thirds vote by both the House and Senate.
Before Landry discussed teacher pay, he signed into law the bill that ends the vehicle sticker inspection program.
The NFIB is pleased the Louisiana Legislature approved a workers comp reform bill that they say will reduce costs for small businesses. The NFIB also says lawmakers passed a landmark small business workforce bill that will give employers a new tool to train workers quickly and effectively. NFIB director Leah Long says that was two great victories, but she wishes a centralized sales tax collection bill was approved…
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Former Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany has returned from Ukraine where he says he was near an attack that left four people dead and dozens injured. Boustany said on WRKF’s Talk Louisiana says it’s not a good situation over there and Trump Administration has not paid much attention…
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