Senator John Kennedy was one of 12 Republican Senators to vote against President Trump’s criminal justice reform bill in Congress. The legislation aims to reduce sentences for non-violent offenders and reduce recidivism, but Kennedy says it lets potentially dangerous people back into society too soon.
Cut 10 (11) “…is justice”
But Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer says those criticisms are not accurate and based on the success of similar legislation on the state level, it will improve public safety.
Cut 13 (12) “…of dollars”
Louisiana’s Senior Senator Bill Cassidy voted for it. The House is also expected to approve the reform bill that’s also backed by President Trump.

AAA projects over 1/3 of the nation’s population will be on the move during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. Spokesperson Don Redman says they’ve never seen travel numbers like this….
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Redman says six-point-seven million will fly to their winter holiday destination, the highest number in 15 years.

There’s talk among party leaders to move Louisiana elections to a closed party primary. GOP state chairman Louis Gurvuich says the Jungle Primary system hurts Republicans when there are a large field of candidates and the state Democratic Party has indicated they could support a closed party primary for federal races. But Governor John Bel Edwards says he’ll oppose any efforts to change how we elect our politicians…
cut 16 (09) “…that system”