Despite concerns that there are not enough regulations in place, a measure that will help bring ride sharing car services to rural areas advances out of a Senate committee that killed the bill the previous two years. Uber driver Gwendolyn Wallace says there are more checks and balances on her than taxi cab drivers…
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The House backed measure heads to the Senate floor.

Governor John Bel Edwards is asking lawmakers to increase funding for early childhood education by 18-million dollars in the proposed budget that’s currently under discussion in the Senate Finance committee. Superintendent of Education John White says the money will have a short-term and long-term impact on the state’s economy…
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The Edwards administration has been criticized for not putting more money towards pre-K education.

Legislation that would keep secret the identities of companies that sell Louisiana lethal injection drugs headsto the Senate…
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A Senate committee approves legislation that would allow hemp to be grown in Louisiana. But Jonesboro Senator Jim Fanin is skeptical that hemp will be productive crop for farmers…
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The House-backed bill now head to the Senate floor.