6:30 LRN Newscast August 11

The US Senate passed a mostly bipartisan one trillion-dollar infrastructure bill yesterday yet some Republicans find the spending unwise as the legislation heads to the U-S House. Republican Northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson…
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But Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says the legislation contains nearly six billion dollars for Louisiana.

Despite federal unemployment enhancement benefits ending last month, nearly half of small businesses surveyed across the country say they are struggling to fill job openings. National Federation of Independent Business, State Director Dawn McVea says the lack of qualified workers has been an issue for several months
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A landmark climate report shows our region will get a lot hotter if the world doesn’t achieve carbon neutrality in the next few decades. Matt Doyle has more.
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