Senate leaders have proposed a way for cuts not to occur if the fiscal cliff arrives without a sales bill passing in this third special session. Jeff Palermo has more
The Louisiana House does continue to struggle to reach an agreement on renewing a portion of an expiring one-cent sales tax that’s needed in order to avoid cuts to state services. A proposal to renew half a cent failed last night, just 10 votes short of the 70 votes needed for passage to the Senate. The third special session will wrap up by Wednesday with the fiscal cliff arriving June 30th.
The statewide average for regular gasoline is $2.59, which is a few cents lower than last week. But AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redmond anticipates the price at the pump to go up…
Cut 10 (13) “…going back up.”
He says the increase could be anywhere from five to ten-cents.
The U-S House has passed a Farm Bill that contains stricter requirements for food stamps. Republican Ralph Abraham says able bodied adults would have to either work or participate in a job training program for 20 hours per week to remain eligible for food stamps…
cut 8(12) “….this training”
The Senate still has to sign off on this controversial change.