Gannett News is reporting that Louisiana’s current fiscal year budget doubled overnight and the Governor’s office called lawmakers to let them know before coming to the capitol today. The administration found that one of the bills that was expected to generate revenue, won’t be here in time to help the current budget. Marksville Representative Robert Johnson says he’s concerned about all the taxes that keep coming up that are hitting consumers. He feels business needs to “share in the pain” of the deficit…:
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The special session must end Wednesday.

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education last night endorsed revisions to the Common Core academic standards put together by a 26 member panel called the Standards Review Committee. Lawmakers passed a law last year requiring a group to come up with Louisiana’s own standards to end years of arguments over Common Core. Revisions are now subject to public comment and legislative approval.

Injured Southern University football player Devon Gales returns to Baton Rouge tomorrow after several months in Georgia rehab for neck fractures he sustained in a game The Bulldogs last September. Southern Sports Information Director Chris Jones says Gales will be reunited with his teammates at A.W. Mumford Field house Saturday then will be honored at Southern after the women’s basketball game in the F.G. Clark Activity Center…:
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Gales will arrive at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport at 11am in the morning.

Tomorrow is the state’s Presidential Primary and the Secretary of State is urging Louisianans to get out and exercise your right to vote. Tom Schedler says turnout is expected to be much higher for this primary than in 2012…:
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Polls will open at 7am and close at 8pm.