The latest release from the 2019 Louisiana Survey shows 81% of respondents support raising the minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, and 59 percent support raising it to 15 an hour, from the current rate of $7.25. It’s a broadly popular policy that has been shot down repeatedly by lawmakers, and Director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Center Dr. Mike Henderson says this year looks set for more of the same…
Cut 7 (09) “…down in committee.”
Governor Edwards is pushing a constitutional amendment to increase the minimum wage to nine-dollars an hour in 2020, and while he might not be able to complete his minimum wage campaign promise this year, it appears that he won’t be facing another defecet debacle like in years past. The Governor championed another Louisiana Survey finding showing more people say the state is heading in the right direction compared to last year.
Cut 14 (08) “…more opportunity.”
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The statewide average price for gasoline is up 26-cents from a month ago. According to Gas-Buddy-dot-com the statewide average stands at $2.48 per gallon, which is six cents more than a year. GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan says the price at the pump is rising, because production is down.
Cut 3 (10) “…summer driving season.”
Governor Edwards campaign reports it raised 2.5 million dollars in the 1st quarter of 2019, giving the reelection effort a total of 10.2 million dollars cash on hand, and today one of his rivals, Republican businessman Eddie Rispone, reported he’s now got 10.4 million on hand, but it’s not clear how much of that was fundraising, and how much was another injection of personal funds into the campaign coffers. Political analyst Clancy DuBos says it’s still early to be concerned about the GOP’s early fundraising issues.
Cut 11 (10) “.anyway”