Two bills aimed at clarifying the state’s all-out ban on abortions meet defeat in a House committee. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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New Orleans is the center for the national debate over the access of the widely used abortion drug mifepristone. A federal appeals court in New Orleans will hear arguments today on a federal judge’s decision in Texas to revoke the FDA’s approval of the drug which occurred over two decades ago. The case is expected to end up before the U-S Supreme Court.

A bill that would allow a pregnant mother to recover half of the out of pocket medical expenses of the pregnancy from the biological father continues to move through the legislative process. The House approved legislation has received approval from a Senate committee…
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That’s Turkey Creek Senator Heather Cloud. The bill heads next to the Senate floor.

The Louisiana House approves a bill to hold third graders back if they fail to pass a literacy competency test multiple times. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson’s measure gives students three opportunities to pass the test…
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The proposal passed on a 88-15 vote and heads to the Senate.