Starting April 1st government subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance plans will increase substantially as a result of the American Rescue Act. Louisiana Blue Cross/Blue Shield Chief Economist Mike Bertaut says previously a single person making 55,000 dollars a year would not qualify for subsidies…
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates a 64-year-old making 58-thousand dollars a year would see their premiums cut from one-thousand dollars a month to about 400 dollars.

Houma Police continue to search for the shooter who fatally shot an eight-year-old girl. Detectives say shots were fired Monday night from a dark-colored vehicle at another vehicle, killing Treyce Bryant. Terrebonne Parish D-A Joe Waitz Jr…
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Good news for taxpayers who received unemployment benefits last year. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson says you can exclude $10,200 from your 2020 state and federal taxes….
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She says if you have filed your taxes, the I-R-S will send you a refund automatically.

A U-S House Democrat-backed voting rights bill has its first hearing before a Senate committee today. Power Coalition Director of Strategic Partnerships Morgan Shannon says if signed into law H.R. 1 would institute automatic voter registration when people come of age, allow same-day online voter registration, and mandate precinct distribution based on population…
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Republican Senator Bill Cassidy doesn’t like the legislation because it would block states from requiring residents to have an I-D to vote.