The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approves a comprehensive nutrition bill that would ban schools from serving lunches that contain ultra-processed foods. Covington Senator Patrick McMath says child obesity is a real problem, and the state needs to do a better job in prioritizing health…
Cut 13 (12) “…synthetic ingredients”
Much of the discussion on McMath’s bill was on a provision that prohibits SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase soft drinks…
Democrats on the Senate Health and Welfare Committee say McMath’s bill dictates what low-income parents can purchase with their SNAP benefits. Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews was the first one to speak out…
Cut 15 (06) “…for their children.”
The measure passed on a four to three vote and heads to the Senate floor for more discussion.
A Senate committee approves legislation that provides a new legal remedy for people incarcerated under non-unanimous jury verdicts. Sean Richardson has more.
Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved a bill today to make it a crime to wager on the outcomes of elections. Secretary of State Nancy Landry says Louisiana already has some of the most secure elections in the state, and she wants to keep it that way.