The full Senate approves legislation that would give voters a chance to declare that abortions are unconstitutional. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says voters would have a chance in October to add the anti-abortion language to the state constitution…
In effort to give voters a chance to decide if the minimum wage should be raised to nine dollars an hour has died in the Louisiana Senate. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter says the 26 votes needed to send his proposal to the House are not there…
Cut 5 (08) “…do not have the votes”
It’s a legislative defeat for Governor John Bel Edwards who has backed legislation to increase the minimum wage, but the Republican controlled legislature does not support it.
Legislation to form a statewide framework for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft advances from a Senate judiciary committee. Currently Rideshare services are only available in six cities around the state. Public policy manager for Lyft Carter Stearn says the availability of rideshare service is beneficial to a community.
Governor Edwards is supporting 18-million for new funding for early childhood education while state lawmakers battle over where spending should be prioritized for education. Edwards says the 18-million will help more working class kids enter early childhood education programs and prepare them for academic success later in life.
More than 5-thousand children are on the waiting list.