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A bill to ban eminent domain from being used for carbon capture and storage failed to advance from committee last week -
The Public Affairs Research Council opposes HB 608 because it says the revenue-sharing agreements use public money, and taxpayers have a right to see how public money is spent. -
Baton Rouge Police Department employees could soon get the largest across-the-board pay raises in department history if East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards latest ask of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council is successful. -
The East Baton Rouge Public Defender remain underfunded despite a $500,000 allocation from the parish. High case loads and small pay checks remain the norm -
Dr. Kim Hunter Reed said the Murphy J. Foster Promise Program has quickly become one of Louisiana’s most popular workforce developments. -
Lawmakers consider $47 billion budget for FY 2025-2026 -
Flu was already at epidemic level before Fat Tuesday
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- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2026 includes Phil Collins, Oasis and Wu-Tang Clan
- Eric Swalwell will resign from Congress as he faces backlash over assault allegations
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After years of speculation, New York Times reporter John Carreyrou explains why he thinks he identified the true founder of Bitcoin.
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From 1959 to 1984, some 93,000 people set out on an exodus. They were promised paradise, but ended up trapped in North Korea. Survivors have won an initial victory, but still face an uphill battle.
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The war in Gaza has hardened positions across the Middle East. But two men say it brought them closer together and convinced them that the "future is peace." That's the title of their new book.
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In 2024, Israel killed Hezbollah's top leaders and is thought to have decimated its arsenal. So how is the Iran-backed group still firing thousands of rockets into Israel?
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President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV on Sunday. In a post on social media and comments to reporters, Trump said the American-born Pope is weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy.