The House Appropriations Committee has approved a spending plan for next fiscal year that fully funds TOPS. The governor’s proposed budget only funded a third of the costs associated with the program. Chairman, Cameron Henry of Metairie, says they came up with the 183-million dollars to fully fund TOPS by taking dollars from other departments…

cut 12 (06) “for priorities”

While speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club today, Governor John Bel Edwards expressed concerns about cutting funding from various agencies that have already seen their budgets slashed…

Cut 13 (08) “dollar amounts”

Henry says making sure tuition for TOPS scholarships are fully funded is a priority.

A House committee proposes to give Attorney General Jeff Landry more power over his budget. House Appropriations Chairman, Cameron Henry of Metairie, says Landry requested more freedom to determine how to spend his agency’s allotted state funds.

cut 4 (10) “move money around”

The House Appropriations Committee voted to remove the A.G. office from the state’s general operating budget and give Landry his own budget. But New Orleans Representative Walt Leger doesn’t think this move is constitutional.

Cut 5 (07) “the past”

A bill that would allow blaze pink to be added to the list of acceptable colors that hunters could wear as an alternative to hunters orange, has been signed by Governor John Bel Edwards. The measure goes into effect August 1st.