Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is heading up a 13 state lawsuit aimed at overturning the Biden Administration’s moratorium on new oil and gas lease sales on federal lands and waters. Landry says the Administration’s energy policy is a reckless abuse of Presidential power that picks winners and losers.
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The Biden Administration says reducing American carbon extraction is key to limiting the catastrophic levels of global warming.
The Louisiana Department of Education wants to reshape summer learning this year, so it mirrors more of a summer camp program. State Superintendent Cade Brumley says despite the heroic efforts of educators this past year, students have missed on more than just academics.
A US Senate Committee is discussing House Democrat-backed legislation that would greatly expand voting access. The For the People Act would institute automatic voter registration when people come of age, allow same-day online voter registration, ban voter purges, mandate a minimum of two weeks of early voting and vote by mail for all elections, and mandate precinct distribution based on population, and a list of other items.
It faces long odds due to nearly universal Republican opposition. Senator Bill Cassidy says, in particular, it would facilitate more voter fraud…
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Power Coalition Director of Strategic Partnerships Morgan Shannon argues there’s no evidence that making it easier to vote will damage the integrity of elections.