The Washington Post leaked a report indicating the Department of Justice will not charge the Baton Rouge Police officers involved in the shooting of Alton Sterling. State Attorney General Jeff Landry could still investigate to see if criminal state charges apply. But Legal Analyst Tim Meche doesn’t think that’s likely….:
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The Governor’s Office says they have not been notified of a timeline or decision regarding the Sterling investigation.

A bill to be heard in the House Labor Committee today would protect employees from retaliation for talking about their wages. Vice President of the United Way of Southeast Louisiana Charmaine Caccioppi is an advocate for ending pay secrecy…:
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Opposition is expected to come from business groups.

A lawmaker from Covington wants to make it easier for recall petitions to succeed in Louisiana, and his bill to do just that has cleared a House panel. The current rules state districts with more than 1,000 voters have 180 days to sign up a third of registered voters. Norco Representative Gregory Miller says he can see how that’s impossible…:
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Large districts would need 20% of signatures of the measure headed to the house floor.

The House budget proposal set for debate on the floor is $237 million less than what the governor wanted, and state agencies are speaking out in efforts to have their budgets protected. Department of Corrections is looking at an $11 million dollar cut which Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says would create additional staffing issues…
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The Louisiana Department of Health is facing a $235 million cut.