Governor John Bel Edwards laid out his proposals that he would like lawmakers to address as the regular legislative session began today. The governor provided a couple of proposals to address poverty, one of them calls for an increase in the state’s minimum wage…
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The governor proposes increasing the state’s minimum wage to eight dollars an hour in 2017 and raise it another 50-cents in 2018.

When it comes to education, the Democratic governor would like legislators to limit the number of taxpayer funded vouchers that the state hands out to low-income students…
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Edwards finished his speech by asking lawmakers to work in a bipartisan manner.

Over 12-hundred bills have been filed for the regular session and many would would affect Louisianans daily lives if approved. Halen Doughty reports…
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A bill to be discussed would increase the mandatory waiting period to receive an abortion from 24 to 72 hours. Author of the legislation, Republican West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffmann, says the extension would give a woman the opportunity to think through the process…
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