At the Capitol, a bill banning transgender procedures for minors is alive again. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to kill the bill last week, but the full Senate voted to move the bill to Senate Judiciary A. Chairman of Health and Welfare Fred Mills opposed the move because of the work his committee already did on the proposal…:
CUT 06(09) “…they could.”
Judiciary A has sent to bill to the Senate floor for what might be final passage…or final defeat for this year.
The Senate Finance committee will burn some weekend time on the House-approved state budget bill. The chambers are at odds over how to best spend a $2.2-billion revenue surplus for the fiscal year that starts July 1st. House members want to pay down debt and replenish the state’s Rainy Day Fund. Senate members want to raise the cap on spending and invest a bunch in infrastructure.
Is another Democrat about to announce a run for governor? Speculation runs high about whether Orleans Parish D.A. Jason Williams will enter the race. Baton Rouge political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray says the state Dem Party supports Shawn Wilson, but it’s all about the polling…:
CUT 13(08) “…numbers go.”
Wray says she fully expects a Democrat to make runoff election; quite possibly against Jeff Landry.
The weekend in Ruston, the 73rd annual Peach Festival. But peach growers are dealing with a ten-year fight with a nasty soil fungus that threatens their crops. Mitcham Farm’s Joe Mitcham says it’s slowly taking out his entire orchard…:
CUT 04(13) “…a tree.”
Peach Festival with live music, arts, and great food plus peachy treats…tomorrow in Ruston.