Which Louisianians could be up for cabinet roles in the new Trump administration? Andrew Greenstein has some insight.
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A Baton Rouge Judge issued a temporary injunction against Louisiana’s law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Sean Richardson has more.
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Which Louisianians could be considered for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet? LSU-Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow (SAD-ow) says the most likely one to join the new Trump administration is State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley, who might be in consideration for Secretary of Education.
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As for other named being floated for cabinet positions, Sadow says he does not envision State Treasurer John Fleming joining the new administration, even though he had held three different positions in the previous Trump administration.
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Sadow says another one potentially under consideration would be former Governor Bobby Jindal, who has been critical of Trump in the past.
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A Federal Judge in Baton Rouge issued a temporary injunction against Louisiana’s law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms, preventing it from taking effect. This ruling from Judge John deGravelles (de-GRAVEL) follows a lawsuit filed by parents and clergy opposing the measure. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the endgame is getting this case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Louisiana Attorney General’s office voiced strong disagreement with the court’s decision, announcing plans to appeal. Judge deGravelles deemed the law “facially unconstitutional,” though he has not issued a final ruling. Ciolino says its preliminary ruling and will quickly be appealed…
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Ciolino noted that while this is an initial ruling at the district level, both sides are likely to treat it as such to expedite the appeals process. Ciolino added that, if appealed, the U.S. Supreme Court is unlikely to review the case for some time.
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The Louisiana Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses is speaking out against House Bill 9 in the special session, which calls for sales taxes to be imposed on 41 new services as a way to make up for the loss of revenue from lowering income taxes. State Director Leah Long says that will force small businesses that have never had to collect sales tax before to start doing so.
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Long says it’s not necessarily the passing along of the sales tax to the customer as much as it is the bookkeeping that will complicate things for these small business owners.
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Supporters of the bill say some of these businesses are equipped to handle the collection and payment of sales taxes. But Long says not all of them are.
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Long says her organization is working with the Landry Administration and the Department of Revenue to tweak some language in the bill to make it more friendly for small business owners.
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Several media outlets are reporting Republicans will retain control of the U-S House completing the GOP trifecta in Washington. In a press conference today on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson from Bossier Parish says Republicans are ready to deliver on Trump’s agenda…
There are still a number of Congressional races undecided, but Johnson expects Republicans majority will be larger than what they have in the current Congress. Johnson says he did more than 360 campaign events in over 250 across 40 states to secure a GOP majority in the House…
Johnson says Republicans in the House and Senate have a mandate. He says the American people want secure borders, lower costs for groceries and gasoline, and return to common sense in classrooms and government agencies. He says they will be ready on day one to deliver on America’s mandate. Johnson says they were not ready at the start of Trump’s first term…