Legislative leaders announced today that they will not hold a special session this year, which also means no constitutional convention in 2024. Governor Jeff Landry along with GOP megadonor Lane Grigsby says changes are needed to the constitution to give lawmakers more budget flexibility. But Jeremy Alford of Lapolitics-dot-com says the legislative will is not there…
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Alford says legislators might attempt to address tax reform next year with a package of constitutional amendments.

Phase Two of the Sun Bucks program begins issuing benefits this week. This is federal money that goes to low income residents to help pay for increased food costs, because kids are out of school for the summer. DCFS Economic Stability Director Timothy Jenkins says 75-thousand EBT cards will go out each week and the cards have a one-time payment of 120-dollars on them…
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For more information go to DCFS’s website.

A US Senate health committee is investigating Steward Health’s financial mismanagement, a committee co-chaired by Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Starting last December, law enforcement began enforcing a ban on big rigs on the Interstate 20 construction zone in Bossier City. Louisiana Department of Transportation spokesperson Erin Buchanan says during that time 35-hundred citations have been handed out to truck drivers who continue to drive through that work zone. DOTD recommends truck drivers use I-220, which will add only 15 minutes to their drive time.