Several of Governor John Bel Edwards tax proposals are struggling in the special session. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says proposals that would have raised income taxes on middle and upper class income earners received a frosty reception from the House Ways and Means Committee:
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Some revenue raising bills have been approved by the House Committee. Chairman Neil Abramson says the total is 211-million dollars, but Governor Edwards is asking legislators to raise 600-million dollars to avoid major cuts.

The governor and members of the House and Senate education committees are happy with the revisions to the Common Core academic standards. BESE president Jim Garvey says the changes will give teachers the freedom to teach the standards how they want…
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The reworked standards will be in effect for the new school year.

The state department of health and hospitals announces 197-thousand adults have enrolled in the state’s expanded Medicaid program. About 187-thousand of those automatically signed up because they were receiving state health services from the state. The rest have signed up online, by phone or in person.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association voted to keep expanded split championships during a special meeting held in Baton Rouge. Michelle Southern has more…
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