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Garret Graves has completed nearly a quarter of his first term in Congress. So what does the 6th District congressman think of the new gig so far?“You…
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When the Bond Commission met last Thursday, nothing was said publicly about the precarious situation with the state’s credit rating. Behind the scenes,…
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Representative Jim Fannin of Jonesboro completed his final session as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee just over a week ago. Now that some…
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With all the uncertainty over the budget at session’s end, I wasn’t able to share with you one of the legislature’s charming traditions—the end-of-term…
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Women in Louisiana could soon be guaranteed full reports on their mammograms, thanks to a bill that passed the legislature last week. The story Monica…
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Is Republican House Speaker Chuck Kleckley calling for Medicaid expansion? No, that can’t be right. In the 2010 legislative session, Gov. Jindal signed…
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The final half-hour of the 2015 legislative session seemed more like an auction than lawmaking, as the House approved dozens of bills in the last 30…
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“We stand here and declare the 2015 regular session adjourned sine die.”With that, the 2015 legislative session came to a close. The uncertainty and drama…
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As the final day of the session begins, there is no budget agreement.“Members, I would move that we reject the Senate amendments and send House Bill One…
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The House spent much of Tuesday giving the Senate the finger.“Which finger?” Speaker Chuck Kleckley joked at one point.Although House members did concur…