State Police is asking the public not to share unsubstantiated threats through social media. Kelley Ray has more…
The special session grounded to a halt yesterday after a vote on a tax reform bill that would have kept a fraction of a one penny sales tax intact, and remove special exemptions for specific industries was postponed indefinitely.
The tax bill would have plugged 300-million of the one billion dollar budget gap.
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Alford says if the session burns out without a solution, the legislature’s failure to work together to find a deal could become campaign talking point for Edwards’ 2019 re-election campaign.
A House committee is expected today to hear Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland’s legislation that would require Medicaid patients to pay a copay if they use an emergency room for non-emergency treatment. McFarland says the bill is an attempt to stop Medicaid patients from using the ER for a common cold or minor medical issues…
The New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America Health Care Chairman Haley Sauicer (So-shea) says Medicaid recipients don’t abuse the system in receiving care… Cut 11 (09) “on Medicaid.”
The NFL network reports the Saints are expected to sign quarterback Drew Brees next week at an NFL combine.