A bill to provide protections to IVF clinics in the state advances from House Civil Law. Bill author, Baton Rouge Representative Paula Davis says after a Supreme Court ruling in Alabama caused IVF clinics to close, she wanted to keep that from happening here.
Legislation to remove nitrogen hypoxia as a means of execution passes in the Senate after two votes. Monroe Representative Katrina Jackson-Andrews asked for a suspension of the rules because she believed some members mistakenly voted against the bill and reminded members the bill does not repeal the death penalty, only the use of gas for execution.
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The bill advances to the House.
Louisiana public school teachers would receive a cut in pay and early childhood education would see a reduction in state funding under the budget proposal approved by House Appropriations. But Baton Rouge Representative Barbara Freiberg does not want to see teachers’ pay go down.
House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland says they had to reduce proposed teacher stipends and cut 24-million from early childhood education to fully fund the K-through-12 public school funding formula submitted by BESE. Baton Rouge Representative Denise Marcelle says a 24-million dollar cut to pre-k, means two-thousand fewer children taking part in pre-education…