Louisiana lawmakers are regretting a last-minute $100 million reduction to health care in the new state budget, including some who helped negotiate and pass the budget on a chaotic final day of session. They are asking for the cut to be vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who has already said he will use every means at his disposal to eliminate or minimize the cut.
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This week in politics: Elections heating up, Louisiana breaks record-low unemployment rate, and moreEarly voting for the Oct. 14 primary begins next week. Dive in to voters’ guides, listen to candidates and understand what’s at stake.
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The next secretary of state will be tasked with choosing and implementing a new voting system, since the Legislature banned the state’s current system in 2021.
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John Eisenberg talks with the Gulf States Newsroom about the Black quarterbacks who helped change the NFL, as well as the players who never got the chance.
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The school board in Terrebonne Parish sold a former elementary school campus, which the district closed in 2021, to the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe last week.
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Nelson, a Mandeville Republican who made eliminating the state income tax his signature issue, never broke 2% in polls, failing to gather momentum with voters and donors. His departure from the race narrows the field for the October 14 primary.
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As the Mississippi River drops to one of its lowest levels in recent history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said salt water from the Gulf of Mexico could threaten drinking water as far north as New Orleans’ French Quarter if no action is taken.
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Delaney Nolan discusses her report for The Guardian that revealed a spike in heat-related illness calls among New Orleans’ unhoused people this summer.
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A space capsule with dirt and rocks collected from an asteroid has returned safely to Earth. Scientists eagerly anticipate what the samples could tell them about Earth's origins and the galaxy.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Andy Kim about his campaign to run for the state's U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez, who was indicted on federal corruption charges.
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Jamileh Alamolhoda, the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, talks about why Iran's government is unwilling to compromise on compulsory headscarf rules.
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The 26-year-old Ethiopian athlete ran the 26.2 miles in a time of 2:11:53 — beating the previous women's world record by more than 2 minutes.
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Haley Van Voorhis, a 5-foot-6, 145-pound junior, registered a quarterback hurry in the first quarter of Division III Shenandoah University's 48-7 home win over Juniata College on Saturday.