Civil rights activists say protests can be expected if the DOJ chooses not to file charges against the Baton Rouge cops involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling…:
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President Donald Trump has now been in office 100 days, so has this time impacted Louisiana? ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says not many policy changes have been made, but the federal process is slow:
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Taking a look at what’s slated to happen at the capitol today, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to approve a spending plan for the next fiscal year. Chairman Cameron Henry of Metairie says they plan to hold back about 2 percent of the revenue forecast by the Revenue Estimating Conference to leave room for error and prevent midyear cuts:
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He says a big priority for most lawmakers is to find the $81 million needed to fund the TOPS scholarship program.

Over in the House Way and Means Committee, a measure growing in popularity will be discussed that would place a flat corporate income tax from 1 to 2 percent on the profits a business makes. Business groups like LABI are not supportive, saying corporate loopholes will be closed. Jackson Representative Kenny Havard says companies or businesses will not have to pay this tax if they don’t make a profit…:
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