The Louisiana Legislature has approved a 46-billion-dollar budget for next fiscal year but it does not contain the 93-million dollars Governor Landry wanted for the LA Gator program that replaces the state’s voucher program. Thirty of the 50-million dollars Governor Landry wanted for the program went to high dosage tutoring in K-through-12 education. The other 18-million went to sheriffs for housing state prisoners in their local jails. About the LA Gator program, House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says this it’s best to begin with a conservative approach
A Medicare advocacy group is urging Congress to protect the Medicare Advantage program. When the One Big Beautiful Bill made it out of the House, the program was left intact. However, Darren Grubb with Medicare Advantage Majority says the Senate has the program in its crosshairs.
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After the recent death of an infant, St. Tammany Parish Coroner is alerting people about safe sleeping. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A new law is adding protections for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking. Car manufacturers will now have to disable remote access technology, such as tracking and control features, within two days of receiving a certified protective or restraining order. Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Detective Kelly Downey was instrumental in getting House Bill 74 passed by highlighting the risks posed by abuser-controlled vehicle systems
She says 80-percent of all domestic homicide victims were stalked.