Governor John Bel Edwards has vetoed bills to create so-called Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). The bills would allow students who have special educational needs or are behind on reading skills to receive 54-hundred dollars in annual state aid to attend a private school or another education option. Daniel Erspamer (ER-spay-mer), with the Pelican Institute for Public Policy calls the vetoes a disappointment…:
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In his statement on the vetoes, Edwards says the bills do not establish any accounts for parental savings. And the governor says the bills take state funding away from public schools, despite the authors’ good intentions.

The governor also vetoed a bill that would create the crime of discrimination based on vaccination status. The bill attempted to prevent any effort to keep the unvaccinated out of govenrment offices or schools.

Highs today will be in mid to upper 90s on this first official day of summer…
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The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.51. These record high gas prices have altered summer vacation plans for some. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the Staycation promotion t hat worked so well during the pandemic…
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