There’s one week left in the legislative session. Kevin Barnhart looks at what lawmakers still need to get done…
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The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office is mourning the loss of one of its deputies who was killed in a one-vehicle wreck on his way to work this morning. Sheriff Sid Geautreaux says 42-year-old Lt. Steven Whitstine was a deputy for eight years…
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The House Education Committee approved a legislative instrument that calls for teachers to receive a one-thousand dollar pay raise and direct 39-million dollars in additional funding for public schools. BESE President Dr. Gary Jones revealed that the 39 million could be used by poor school districts to further increase teacher pay.
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House Approrpiations Chairman Cameron Henry says it remains to be seen if there’s enough money to give public schools an additional 39 million dollars.

An effort to decrease the state sales tax rate from 4.45 percent to four-percent was killed in a Senate committee. Gonzales Senator Eddie Lambert says the state needs these tax revenues, especially for roads…
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