1:30 LRN Newscast June 7

A federal judge issues a June 20th deadline for lawmakers to submit a new Congressional Redistricting map, Governor Edwards says he’ll call for a special session. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Edwards has also decided to allow a bill that will bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports to become law without his signature. Edwards vetoed similar legislation last year but said it became obvious to him the bill would become law regardless of his actions.

Another bill to pass the legislative session was HB 1031, which adds an annual fee of $110 for all-electric vehicles and a $60 fee for hybrid owners to help offset the losses from gas tax collections. Transportation Secretary Sean Wilson says the feedback that he’s gotten from drivers and the auto industry has been positive so far and that the fee system will continue to develop just as the technology and the marketplace for electric and hybrid vehicles does.

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Louisiana is receiving 176-million dollars to bring reliable internet service to rural areas. Executive Director of Louisiana Broadband and Connectivity Veneeth Iyengar (Vuh-neeth Eye-IN-gar) says the money will go to the state’s new GUMBO program, a grant program for internet providers who want to bring broadband service to rural areas…

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