09:30 Newscast, February 26th, 2016

It’s back to work at the Capitol today as lawmakers keep working to solve the state’s $940 million dollar deficit for this fiscal year. The lower chamber sent to the Senate legislation that cuts government spending by 100-million dollars, and it includes a 44-million dollar reduction for public schools. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says the state department of education is not happy…:
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The Senate now has the one penny sales tax increase bill and the House is set to take up items today including alcohol and cigarette tax raising bills.

North Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Democrat Foster Campbell announced on the Jim Engster Show that he is making preparations to run for the US Senate:
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Secretary of State Tom Schedler says heading into Thursday, 47,000 early votes were cast in the March 5th Louisiana Presidential Primary, compared to just 35,000 through the entire early voting period in 2012. He says it’s nice to see republican and democratic voters get involved in the process..:
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Early voting remains open through Saturday.

The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has submitted a bid to host the SEC baseball tournament at Zephyr Field in Metairie from 2017 to 2021. President Jay Cicero says the Zephyr’s new owners are extremely supportive of the bid…:
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The SEC baseball tournament has been held in Hoover, Alabama for the last 18 years. It’s expected the SEC will award a bid to host the tournament after the 12 team event is held in late May.