The House Ways and Means committee is talking about sales taxes today. Houma Representative Tanner Magee has a proposal to lower the state sales tax from five to two-percent. He says that could mean expanding the sales tax base to include services and other items that are not currently taxed…:
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He seeks to address the fact that Louisiana has the highest combined state and local sales tax in the country.

New Orleans Senator JP Morrell wants to get rid of a little-known education tax credit he says would save the state $11 million dollars. He says that money could be more wisely invested in other education programs with proven results…:
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He says the tax credit he wants scrapped is $25 for people who have a kid in school.

Baton Rouge Representative Ted James, a Democrat, is sharing some of his ideas for the legislative session. One deals with criminal justice reform and reducing the state’s number of non-violent offenders in prison. James says 700 million dollars of taxpayer money is spent each year on incarceration which can drastically be cut down…:
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James also made remarks about his support of Governor John Bel Edwards’ tax reform plan, which includes getting rid of tax incentives on big corporations and reducing personal income taxes.

If you love to eat, LSU needs your help. The Sensory Services Lab on the Baton Rouge campus is recruiting Tiger Tasters to sample tasty new foods before they hit the shelves, and share their thoughts with companies…:
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That’s Sensory Services Lab Manager Ashley Gutierrez.