There’s 10 days left in the regular session and very little has been accomplished to address the 1.3 billion in temporary sales taxes that expire July 2018. Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Reynolds says with only 41 votes in the House, it’s hard for Democrats to get anything through the process…:
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Republican Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says Democrats haven’t presented a plan where both the legislature and the public can agree..
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It’s likely a special session will be needed to address the fiscal cliff.

A Senate committee will hear the so-called “sanctuary cities” bill today. Attorney General Jeff Landry doesn’t understand why local governments would not fully cooperate with immigration authorities..:
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FEMA says today is the deadline for August 2016 flood victims who are still in hotels through the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program. Eligible participants must check out by Wednesday.

LSU is a number four national seed in the NCAA Tournament. Jeff Palermo has more on the Tigers…:
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