The clock is ticking on lawmakers finding a resolution to the state’s 304-million dollar midyear budget deficit. The battle is over the use of rainy day dollars. The House proposes using 75-million, while the senate and Governor John Bel Edwards prefers 99-million dollars. Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds says Republicans believe they’ve already compromised enough and would rather use just 75-million dollars…
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But Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Gene Reynolds, says the House Republicans plan to use only 75-million from the Rainy Day Fund is full of budget gimmicks…
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The session must end by midnight on Wednesday.

Four troopers employed by State Police are under investigation for allegedly taking a side trip to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas on the way to an approved event in San Diego. State Police Col Mike Edmonson is not happy…
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More people than ever are feeling politically stressed out. Michelle Southern explains.
Voicer 2 (31) “I’m Michelle Southern”