US Senator John Kennedy isn’t happy with John Bel Edwards, and is calling on the governor to step down due to his handling of the state’s fiscal cliff. Kennedy, who is reportedly readying up a run for the Governor’s Mansion, says the legislature’s inability to find a long term solution to the budget crisis come down to a lack of leadership from Edwards. The Republican called for the Lt. Governor to take over the state.
Kennedy says the Governor has allowed the state budget to balloon, despite a lagging local economy.
The Administration responded, saying “He hasn’t passed a single bill since being elected to the Senate, but has an infinite amount of time to do media interviews. We could ask him to step down for being the most ineffective member of Congress, but then he’d run for every political office under the sun.”
Unless the Legislature approves additional revenue, TOPS will suffer a 30 percent reduction. Taylor Foundation Executive Director Dr. James Caillier says we’re already losing students to the uncertainty.
That 30 percent reduction would result in the average LSU student with TOPS graduating nearly 14,000 dollars more in debt.
And legislators are hoping to craft a deal before the session starts on Monday: