The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved a bill to require that students be taught cursive writing by the third grade. Jeff Palermo has more…
Governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order that requires able-bodied adults without children to participate in work training in order to receive SNAP benefits. The order goes into effect July 1, and an estimated 47-thousand food stamp recipients will be affected.
The Senate approves a measure to expand the list of diseases medical marijuana can be used to treat. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny spoke in opposition. He says we shouldn’t legalize something just because other states are.
The bill now moves to the House.
A House committee approved a measure that seeks to outlaw sanctuary cities in Louisiana. The term is applied to cities in the US that have policies designed to not prosecute undocumented immigrants. Denham Springs Representative Valarie Hodges who says sanctuary cities are a national security threat…:
Opponents of the bill are worried about it opening the doors for racial profiling. The bill now moves to the full House.