Kelly Connelly
Government & Politics ReporterKelly grew up in Baton Rouge. She started out in radio at Baton Rouge High where she was first on air at WBRH and KBRH. While studying film and politics at Hendrix College, she reported and hosted for KUAR in Little Rock, AR. She then moved on to KUT in Austin, TX. She misses the dry air, live music at Studio 1A and breakfast tacos, but is happy for crawfish and non-ironic use of Mardi Gras beads.
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The House Appropriations Committee Wednesday approved $60 million in capital spending for the state’s technical colleges over the next five years —…
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Next year’s method for funding for public schools is a bit up in the air after the Senate Education Committee rejected the proposed formula from the Board…
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A House bill that aims to secure state health care spending passed out of the Senate Finance committee yesterday.The measure would create the "Hospital…
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Friday, the Senate Finance Committee continued to comb through the budget, and discovered there’s a lot left to fund this session.To get a summary,…
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In the Finance committee Thursday Senators questioned the way the House filled the hole it dug in the proposed budget for next year. The House took out…
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Hundreds of parents, children, teachers and administrators rallied on the steps of the Capitol calling on lawmakers to find a new way to fund private…
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A slice of East Baton Rouge Parish, south of I-12 and north of I-10, is a step closer to having its own school district. The House Education Committee…
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Lawmakers that have fought the Administration for more power in the process of privatizing the state’s charity hospitals may get their wish as they…
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With a 95-3 vote, a nearly $25 billion budget is heading to the Senate for approval after days of negotiations. But it’s not the plan Gov. Bobby Jindal…
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Legislators from across the political spectrum stood on the Capitol steps Thursday afternoon touting their independence and a seeming conclusion to budget…