Senate Finance narrowly approves legislation that would allow the Legislature to strip municipalities of state construction funds should they reduce their police budgets by 25 percent. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris says the bill is a response to the “Defund the Police” movement. He says the government’s most important function is providing for public safety…
Cut 10, 10 seconds, forefathers (TRIM)
Shreveport Senator Gregory Tarver objected…
Cut 11, 10 seconds, to have
When the bill left the House the threshold was set a ten percent reduction but Evangeline Parish Senator Heather Cloud says in small towns…
Cut 13, 11 seconds, standard
The House and Senate agree on legislation allowing lawmakers to strike down specific public health restrictions without overturning the Governor’s entire public health order. Erath Representative Blake Miguez says his constituents demanded action on loosening pandemic health restrictions and this bill gives lawmakers a tool to do that.
The bill is headed to the Governor and if signed would allow certain limitations like stadium capacity to be struck down while maintaining orders like mask mandates. The Governor has previously indicated he would veto efforts to undercut his public health authority. Under the bill, the Governor would still be allowed to issue an emergency order but 30 days later when it came time for a renewal a majority vote in the House and Senate could remove certain parts of it.
The Ka’Mauri Harrison act, legislation inspired by the suspension of a Jefferson Parish 4th grader who had a BB gun briefly visible in view of his webcamera during an online class has been approved in the Senate and House and is headed to the Governor’s desk.