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Oil prices have dropped again, closing just above 50-dollars per barrel all last week. What does that mean for Louisiana’s precariously balanced…
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State Treasurer John Kennedy addressed the Baton Rouge Rotary Club Wednesday. He had quite a bit to say about the budget, and the lawmakers who crafted…
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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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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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The state legislature is adjourned.WRKF's Sue Lincoln explains that lawmakers passed a veto-proof budget in the final hours of the session and headed home.
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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…
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“Who the hell cares what Grover says?”Apparently the Senate does, while the House could not care less. The Senate passed their “new and improved” version…
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As many as twenty-two states have budget shortfalls for the next fiscal year. Louisiana is dealing with one of the biggest — $1.6 billion.As lawmakers…