The 2023 legislative session will be remembered most for its final minutes of confusion over the state budget. But Council for a Better Louisiana President Berry Erwin says overall the session was productive and he believes lawmakers dedicated the more than $2 billion of extra funding appropriately.
Among the points of contention was a $100 million cut from the Department of Health’s budget and a one-time pay bonus for teachers.
The House avoided a vote on a Senate resolution that would have funded the teacher pay raises of $2,000; electing instead to give them another one-time stipend. Louisiana Federation of Teachers Legislative Director Cynthia Posey hopes lawmakers will see things differently next year…:
Cut 9 (06) “…and children first.”
LSU is back in the College World Series for the first time since 2017 aftersweeping Kentucky in the Baton Rouge Super Regional Series. Star center fielder Dylan Crews reached base seven times in the two games and had a two-run double last night…
LSU will play the winner of today’s game between Southern Miss and Tennessee on either Friday or Saturday in the opening round of the College World Series.
A new study from Bankrate-dot-com says 66-percent of U-S adults have a negative view about tipping. Senior industry analyst Ted Rossman says gen zers and men tip the least of any demographic…
Cut 11 (12) “…tip better”
Rossman says 41-percent of all U-S adults’ believes businesses should pay their workers better, rather than relying on customers tipping workers.