New Orleans Senator JP Morrell’s proposed constitutional amendment to remove the 4.45 percent state sales tax on purchases of diapers and feminine hygiene products failed to gain two-thirds support, but he brought the measure back up for a second vote, this time not as a constitutional amendment but proposing to put the state sales tax exemption in statute….
cut 9 (06) “….longer be required”
That proposal passed on a 29-5 vote and heads to the House for more consideration.

Louisiana’s Community College system will offer a new two-year associate degree in cloud computing in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Delgado interim chancellor Doctor Will Wright says this will help students get tech-related jobs…
cut 14 (10) “….aerospace”

The full House is set to debate and vote today on a proposed 30-billion dollar budget for next fiscal year. The proposal heading to the floor does not contain an additional 39-million dollars for public schools. Louisiana Federation of Teachers legislative director Cynthia Posey says that type of investment is badly needed…
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Once the budget proposal is approved by the House, it will head to the Senate. The upper chamber is more likely to add that additional 39-million in public school dollars.