Legislation inspired by the LSU sexual misconduct scandal mandating higher ed employees properly report known incidents of “power-based violence” is headed to the Senate floor. LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan says this legislation is vital…
Commissioner of Higher Education Kim Hunter Reed also spoke in favor of the bill.
The House Ways and Means Committee advances a proposal that would eliminate the state’s income tax on residents and a tax on businesses known as the corporate franchise tax. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson says to make up for an estimated four billion dollars in lost revenue, local governments can raise property and sales taxes…
Cut 13 (08)“….income tax rate”
Senate Education votes 5-1 in favor of a bill that would make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields’ bill would require all children to start school at the age of five. Homeschool Louisiana Government Affairs spokesperson Jesse Leger spoke in opposition. She says five-year-olds should be outside playing, not limited to a classroom setting…
A Senate bill to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour beginning in 2021 advances from Senate Labor 3 to 2. Bill author, New Orleans Senator Troy Carter says the top five occupations with the greatest number of workers earning less than $8.25 an hour are cashiers, waiters, food prep workers, home healthcare aides, and fast-food workers. Carter says these are all essential.