All hope appears lost that the state legislature will pass any tax measures in this special session to address a nearly one-billion dollar shortfall. A sales tax bill that would provide nearly 300-million dollars in revenues was defeated soundly for a second time last night. Jeremy Alford, the publisher of LA-politics-dot-com,
says it’s unlikely the fractured House will gather the necessary 70 votes to pass this sales tax bill or the 53 votes to approve a separate income tax bill that’s also been discussed…
Bestschools.org has ULM as the only Louisiana college to be ranked in the 100 Best Online Colleges, coming in at number 58. Online Programs coordinator Katie Dawson says the wide range of degrees they offer through the internet is a large reason they get high marks.
They are especially proud of one group who can’t make it to the campus, but Dawson says they still are seeking a high quality education…
A sort of “Re-do” bill has been pre-filed for the upcoming legislative regular session by Metairie Senator Conrad Appel. Senate Bill 31 disqualifies would be candidates from running for office after convicted of a felony for at least 15 years after they have served a sentence. Voters approved this legislation before, but the Louisiana Supreme Court tossed it out, because the version that appeared on the ballot was different than what legislators approved.
The “re-do” measure was also killed last session in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, but Appel is resurrecting it.
Early March triggers an up-tick in allergy related issues. Physician and Allergist, Dr. Peter Boggs says we are already a month into what’s usually a very long pollen season with tree pollen’s but as March wears on the grass pollens join in which causes multiple effects on people. Boggs says most of the Most of the good Antihistamines are over the counter now to combat sniffles and sneezing.