Louisiana’s New Department of Health Secretary is actually the man who served as LDH Secretary under Governor Bobby Jindal’s administration for three years beginning in 20-10. During that time, Bruce Greenstein (GREEN-steen) was indicted with lying to a grand jury under oath about his alleged involvement in the awarding of a cancelled Medicaid contract with his previous employer. Though the indictment was eventually dismissed, Greenstein was asked about it during his introductory news conference.
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The House Ways and Means Committee has approved legislation to increase the state tax on vapes and e-cigarettes. Democrats on the committee voted for Vacherie Representative Ken Brass’s legislation , while Republicans were split. Bossier City Representative Dennis Hamburg says there’s a large percentage of teens using vapes and e-cigarettes and says if they cost more, it could reduce usage among minors.
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A bill to ban speed cameras in Louisiana advances to the full Senate. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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In an effort to reduce frivolous lawsuits and lower auto insurance rates, Louisiana’s House Commerce Committee will soon consider a bill by Mandeville Republican Kim Carver to tighten rules on personal injury attorney advertising. But critics,like LSU media law professor Will Mari says Louisiana already has stricter advertising rules than many states..