The Revenue Estimating Conference increased income projections for this fiscal year by 350-million dollars today, giving state lawmakers addtional money to spend. Economists are reporting better-than-expected tax collections from sales and personal income taxes. Chief legislative economist Deborah Vivien…
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Governor John Bel Edwards believes the additional revenues should go towards giving teachers a two-thousand dollar raise.

An anti-abortion group says it opposes a controversial bill that would charge a woman with murder if they have an abortion. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says abortion-vulnerable women should not be treated as criminals
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The bill’s author, Oil City Representative Danny McCormick told the USA Today Network that if you believe abortion is murder then you must call it that. The Louisiana House is scheduled to vote on the bill on Thursday.

New data from the state Department of Health indicates fewer pregnant women are needing cesarean sections for the delivery of their babies. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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After hitting a record high of $4.15 a gallon for regular gasoline on March 11th, gas prices went down to about $3.85, but Triple-A’s Don Redman says the statewide average is back at four dollars a gallon…
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