The Louisiana Senate has approved its version of the budget for next fiscal year. It contains 30 million dollars in high-dosage tutoring for students, as well as 199-million for teacher stipends. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says there is a 45-million-dollar difference in spending for the L-A GATOR program.
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Online sports gambling companies will soon be paying more tax to the state on all wagers originating from Louisiana. The Senate has approved House Bill 639 by Columbia Republican Neil Riser, who says the amount of the tax that the legislature zeroed in on was a little lower than what he had originally proposed.
That 21 and a half percent is an increase from the current 15-percent.
Louisiana voters might have the opportunity to decide in April whether the retirement age of judges should be raised from 70 to 75 years old. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The race is on to get bills passed before the session ends Thursday evening. Monday, lawmakers approved transferring U-N-O from the U-L system to the LSU system, and they also sent a bill to the governor’s desk allowing ivermectin to be sold in pharmacies without a prescription.