The special legislative session got underway Sunday and Governor John Bel Edwards told lawmakers it will take more than just cutting to repair the state’s budget and plug the $940 million dollar current year deficit. He says he doesn’t want partisan politics to get in the way of doing what’s right for the state…:
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Many GOP lawmakers have already expressed reservations about raising taxes. Republican Bossier City Representative Mike Johnson wants to use this time to look at ways to reduce spending….:
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The special session must conclude by March 9th.

The budget crisis in Louisiana has called into question the future of the TOPS scholarship program. Halen Doughty reports…:
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Louisiana’s two largest public school teacher unions, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and the Louisiana Association of Educators, announced they are teaming up in an effort to prevent cuts to public school funding. LAE President Debbie Meaux believes they can achieve powerful results by working together…:
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