The House Ways and Means Committee approved two proposed tax increases by Plaquemine Representative Karen St. Germain to help fund road and bridge projects in the state. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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The House committee on the budget needs some decisions by Monday on ways they plan to repair the state’s $1.6 billion dollar budget shortfall. Thursday will be decision making day when it comes to House leaders asking what changes lawmakers want to make when it comes to tax hikes and scaling back incentives.

The legislation by Baton Rouge Representative Dalton Honore that would let voters decide whether or not recreational marijuana should be legal in Louisiana gets a hearing today. LSU Public Policy Polling Research Director Mike Henderson says they’ve surveyed residents and there seems to be a decline in opposition to pot for adult use over the past couple of years…:
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The bill will be heard in House Criminal Justice.

AARP rallied on the steps of the State Capitol Tuesday saying 90 percent of Louisiana voters express they want to stay home as they age. Interim State Director, Denise Bottcher, says at-home care services are necessary for seniors to live outside of a nursing home…:
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She says their survey shows that 83-percent of respondents support funding to provide more services for seniors living at home.