There’s one more week left in the legislative session. The two biggest pieces of legislation that have yet to receive final legislative approval are a new congressional map and the budget. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the Senate has had to make changes to the state’s spending plan.
Cut 4 (06) “…was supposed to.”
Teacher pay is also a big issue in the final days of the session. Educators could see their salaries reduced by two-thousand dollars because Constitutional Amendment 3 did not pass on May 16th. Alford says legislative leaders are not feeling pressure from the public to keep paying a two-thousand dollar stipend.
Cut 6 (08) “…in the legislature.”
The Louisiana Illuminator is reporting that Governor Landry wants to issue an executive order that would move 150 million dollars from general school district funding into teacher pay to avoid a pay cut. There’s a news conference set for today at 11:30.
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Busy week for Governor Landry as he has plans for another news conference today where he’s set to announce a major economic development project in Central Louisiana. That’s set for this afternoon at two at England Airpark Community Center in Alexandria.
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