The House is scheduled to take up a proposal today to increase the state’s gasoline tax by 17 cents a gallon. Jeff Palermo has more..:
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The TOPS award requirement would be a 2.75 GPA up from 2.5 under a bill narrowly approved by the full House Tuesday. New Orleans Representative Joe Bouie says this proposal would have unintended consequences…:
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But it heads to the Senate on a 53-32 vote.

Governor John Bel Edwards is slated to meet Vice President Mike Pence at the Baton Rouge airport later this morning. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is traveling with the Vice President on Air Force 2 and says this will give them the opportunity to discuss some of the issues that are important to Louisianans…:
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The Governor’s spokesman says Edwards will bring up some of his concerns to Pence regarding President Trump’s budget proposal.

A Senate Judiciary committee voted to raise the fees for individuals on probation and parole in Louisiana to increase salaries for parole officers. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris says his legislation is needed because the governor’s criminal justice reform effort will lead to more offenders on probation and parole…:
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But opponents say this bill would increase the financial burden placed on parolees.