A bill sponsored by Senator Bill Cassidy to redirect Affordable Care Act subsidies to patients in the form of health savings accounts has failed in the Senate. Cassidy said his goal was to come up with a solution that works for everyone, regardless of political affiliation.
The vote was 51-to-48, falling nine votes short of the 60 votes needed to advance.
Secretary of State Nancy Landry has announced that all six voting system vendors that her office tested earlier this year passed certification. It comes as the office is working to select a new voting system to replace the current one they say is outdated. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says the office did not reach out to the vendors; the vendors reached out to the office.
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Tomorrow, North DeSoto and Iowa will take the field, each with a chance to win the first state championship in school history. Andre Champagne has more.
Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”
Also tomorrow, St. Charles Catholic and Archbishop Shaw compete for the Division Two select title. St. Charles Catholic coach Wayne Stein says last year after the Comets finished 4-and-7 they did some soul searching.