Governor John Bel Edwards is demanding that the House of Representatives approves more revenue raising bills to close the state’s 900-million deficit. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The House did not approve the bill that would increase the tax on alcohol.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved the Louisiana State Student Standards in English language arts and Math, which makes significant changes to Common Core. BESE President Jim Garvey says the new standards give teachers more clarity about what is expected from students and makes the standards less open to different interpretations.

A survey out of the University of New Orleans shows businessman Donald Trump is the favorite to win the presidential primary in Louisiana today. UNO Pollster Edward Chervenack says this isn’t surprising…
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. The polls close at 8 o’clock tonight.

The major candidates running for US Senate in Louisiana in 2016 will appear today in Shreveport at the annual police jury association meeting. Political Analyst Elliot Stonecipher says eight months before the primary, Republican John Kennedy is the front-runner.
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Stonecipher says the Senate race isn’t really on many voters radar just yet with the presidential primary, the current special legislative session and the upcoming regular session.