A reworked budget proposal from the Edwards Administration gets its first hearing before the House Appropriations Committee this morning. But with less than two weeks left in the regular session, political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s a safe bet a special session will be needed.
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The Edwards administration is proposing to use federal recovery dollars and rainy day money to avoid deep budget cuts.

A bill that would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana for any reason they see necessary is close to final legislative passage. Senate Health and Welfare Chairman Fred Mills says the measure would also allow any doctor in good standing to authorize the treatment…
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The measure has already passed the House and is awaiting final legislative approval on the Senate floor.

Today NOAA unveils its initial outlook for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Brooke Thorington has a preview.
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Sabine Parish native Cade Brumley has been named as the state’s new superintendent of education. The 39-year-old currently leads the Jefferson Parish school system. Before that he was the superintendent for the DeSoto Parish Schools