Senator Bill Cassidy is calling for an end to enhanced federal unemployment benefits. Cassidy says the employment numbers in the latest national jobs report didn’t meet expectations for a second consecutive month. He says the extra 300-dollars jobless workers are receiving is a reason why…
Governor Edwards says he’s authorized an economic study about the enhanced benefits and will then make an informed decision on benefits.
Parents in Louisiana can enroll their children in free 20-day-long virtual math courses that apply as credit toward their high school transcripts. Senior VP at K-12 Stride Darren Reed says two out of three parents are looking for summer learning opportunities and Stride offers 20-day Algebra one, two, and Geometry classes…
Cut 3 (8) “…suffered the most”
Legislation requiring the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to review local, state, and federal elections has received final legislative passage. Ville Platte Senator Heather Cloud says it was over 20 years ago when there was an in-depth examination of elections. It resulted in the conviction of former elections commissioner Jerry Fowler who was involved in a kickback scheme in the selling of voting machines.
The bill also calls for parish registrars of voters to keep and maintain all records relating to absentee by mail and early voting 2 years following the election.