In his State of the State speech to begin the legislative session, Governor John Bel Edwards laid out his priorities for lawmakers to address. In addition to giving teachers at least a 15-hundred dollar pay raise, Edwards also wants to give a $100-a-month pay hike to first responders; like law enforcement officers and firefighters.
Cut 7 (14) “…the public deserves it.”

Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds has filed legislation to address the state’s public school teacher shortage. Edmonds is proposing that retired teachers can earn up to 50-percent of their annual pension, up from the current cap of 25-percent…
cut 12 (10) “….that way”
Edmonds’ legislation is waiting for discussion in the House Retirement Committee.

Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell has legislation that would prevent students from accessing pornography or sexually explicit content on their personal phones or computers while connected to a university’s wifi network or internet service provider. Mizell says she’s received pushback from groups who say her bill violates the first amendment…
cut 14 (12) “…taxpayer money”
The bill will be discussed in the regular session.

State Police has hired the Bowman Group for one-point-five million dollars to perform a comprehensive independent external review and assessment of the agency’s policies, procedures, practices, culture and training of troopers. Trooper Dustin Dwight says the Bowman Group is the right choice for the job…
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When the assessment is concluded LSP will share the recommendations with the public.