1:30 LRN Newscast July 7

JMC Analytics publisher John Couvillon says we’ve seen an unusually high early voting turnout for the upcoming July 11th Presidential Primary election.

Couvillon says both primaries have already been decided, and with turnout still high that likely foreshadows a high turnout November election.

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JMC estimates this year we could see turnout at 70 percent in the general election.

Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields is asking Louisiana’s public schools to cancel athletic activities for the fall semester out of an abundance of caution due to the pandemic. Fields is the chairman of the state Senate’s education committee and made the statement ahead of next week’s state school board meeting. Fields sent letters to the heads of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Louisiana School Boards Association.

With all the economic uncertainty in the world today, should you ask for a raise? And if so, how?  UNO Professor of Finance Mark Rosa says some companies may have a salary freeze, so asking for a bonus might be the path to extra money.  But if you absolutely can’t get more money, Rosa recommends asking for perks such as more paid time off.

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Baton Rouge Family Practice Attorney Nancy Sue Grégoire says the courts have seen and increase in divorce filings but now instead of going to a courtroom they have to use ZOOM for court proceedings due to the virus, and Grégoire believes for some they don’t understand the reality of the situation.

Cut 9 (11) “…going to do it”