The Council for a Better Louisiana has released their 2015 Election Agenda which provides the group’s recommendations for roads, education, and health care to the next governor and legislature. Eric Gill reports…
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State Senate President John Alario will be among the guests welcoming Pope Francis at the White House Wednesday morning. The pope arrives in the US tonight and his visit will see stops in Washington, DC, New York City, and Philadelphia through Sunday. Alario says the invitation to attend came out of the blue…
Alario says he’s excited to be among those welcoming Pope Francis to the United States. The ceremony is scheduled for 8:15 Wednesday morning on the South Lawn of the White House. Alario says he’s very humbled to have received the invitation from President Obama…
Alario says he feels he’ll be representing the people of Louisiana and will ask for a blessing for the entire state while he’s there. He feels the pope’s message of forgiveness has really resonated with Catholics…
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The Council for a Better Louisiana has released their 2015 Election Agenda. It provides the group’s recommendations for roads, education, and health care to the next governor and legislature. CABL President Barry Erwin hopes the next governor looks at raising the gas tax in an effort to increase investment in highway infrastructure…
The agenda recommends restructuring the TOPS scholarship program to ensure its sustainability for the future. Erwin says the cost of TOPS should not automatically grow with an increase in tuition…
The agenda also supports Medicaid expansion in Louisiana. Erwin says this would afford the state more federal money to strengthen medical education and provide more health care for Louisiana citizens…
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Democrat John Bel Edwards has released a television ad that says he’s the only gubernatorial candidate who supports an increase in minimum wage. Edwards spoke about his support for raising the wages of the state’s lowest paid workers during a forum in Baton Rouge.
Republican Jay Dardenne also addressed the topic and disagreed with an increase. He says raising the minimum wage has proved to be counterproductive in many different ways.
Republican candidate David Vitter did not attend the forum. Republican Scott Angelle says raising minimum expectations is what we should be focusing on rather than increasing the minimum wage. He says education is the key to getting higher paying jobs.
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The Jefferson Parish Republican Executive Committee has announced their endorsements for the October 24th primary election. In a surprise, the group backs former Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser in the Lt. Governor’s race over Jefferson Parish President John Young. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says this is not good news for Young…
He says this is a big win for Nungesser. Dubos says this clearly shows that Young has issues with his fellow Republicans in his home parish…
In the governor’s race, the group endorses Republican David Vitter. However, Dubos says this was not an overwhelming endorsement from Vitter’s home parish…
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