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Mississippi editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: June 17 Mississippi Business Journal on online gambling in Mississippi a losing roll of the dice: A Mississippi college freshman sits in his fraternity house room, locked into his laptop computer. It doesn't matter which school. But what does matter is he has a credit ...
Analysis: More talk, but no action on TOPS changes
Louisiana's free college tuition program called TOPS carries a hefty price tag in a state budget that has been throttled with cuts. It is expected to cost $218 million next year and is on track to grow to an estimated $340 million within five years. Lawmakers repeatedly say they're worried ...
Today in History
Today is Saturday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2013. There are 192 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the "GI Bill of Rights." On this date: In ...
Jindal seeks regulatory change, after bill fails
Gov. Bobby Jindal's attempt to restructure early childhood education hit a roadblock in the Louisiana Legislature when unrelated disputes between the House and Senate stalled the cornerstone bill that would have directly tied public dollars to student performance. Now, the Jindal administration is looking to make regulatory changes to address ...
La. budget deal passes in session's final hours
Lawmakers agreed to a $25.4 billion budget compromise Thursday, in the final hours of a legislative session marked by new bipartisan alliances in the House and the meltdown of the governor's tax plans without a single vote on them. After days of contentious closed-door meetings, a last-minute budget deal sailed ...
Lawmakers pass bill protecting ID of gun owners
It will soon be a crime to publicly identify concealed handgun permit holders and permit applicants in Louisiana. A bill making it a misdemeanor to release or publish the names or addresses of permit owners, as well as applicants for permits, received final passage Thursday and heads to Gov. Bobby ...
House, Senate negotiators reach budget deal
Lawmakers negotiating next year's $25 billion budget struck a tentative deal Wednesday that includes a $69 million increase in public school funding, in a compromise they hope can get enough support to keep them out of a special session. The hand-shake agreement for the 2013-14 budget was reached among nine ...
Notes from the Legislature's regular session
Gov. Bobby Jindal will allow Louisiana's public colleges to raise new fees on their students, charges that will produce an estimated $18 million annually for campuses. Jindal spokesman Sean Lansing said the governor won't veto the bill (House Bill 671) by Rep. Franklin Foil, R-Baton Rouge. "We're not going to ...
Surrogacy births bill heads to Jindal for decision
Surrogacy births in Louisiana will be subject to a new legal and regulatory framework if Gov. Bobby Jindal agrees to a bill that received final legislative passage Sunday with an 87-8 House vote. Jindal hasn't said whether he will support the measure, but he regularly sides with the conservative Louisiana ...
Senate approves $25 billion budget for next year
The Louisiana Senate backed a $25 billion state budget proposal Saturday that is sharply at odds with spending plans sought by the House, which could complicate attempts to wrap up work before the legislative session ends in a few days. The 2013-14 budget approved by the Senate in a 37-1 ...
Teacher tenure lawsuit sent back to district court
The Louisiana Supreme Court asked a district judge Friday to review his decision to throw out Gov. Bobby Jindal's revamp of teacher tenure and salary laws. Baton Rouge Judge Michael Caldwell had ruled that the legislation was unconstitutional because it bundled together too many items spanning Louisiana's education laws. The ...
Jindal signs bill aimed at easing adoption rules
Community leaders and legislators rappelled off the roof of a 24-story building in downtown Baton Rouge Friday to bring attention to the number of children trapped in the state's foster care system. Meanwhile, Gov. Bobby Jindal was inside signing a bill to make it easier to adopt those children. The ...
Senators rework $25B budget, reverse House cuts
The Senate's budget-writing committee took its turn Wednesday at crafting next year's $25 billion spending plan, adding $350 million in state dollars to reverse proposed cuts and backpedaling many financing changes sought by the House. The 2013-14 budget proposal approved by the Senate Finance Committee used a mix of patchwork ...
Bid to coordinate juvenile services goes to Jindal
A bill aimed at coordinating state services for youths at risk of being jailed or put under state care received final passage Wednesday with unanimous backing from the House. The measure is part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to restructure and coordinate services for juveniles needing state services, aimed at ...
Louisiana editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: May 27 The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on more rigoprous student testing: The good news is that the state's students are doing a bit better on tests, but the bad news is that the tests are going to get harder. State Education Superintendent John White ...
Oil spill restoration overseers release draft plan
There's now a draft plan for using fines from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to restore the Gulf Coast's natural resources and economy. But the document released Thursday doesn't include two items required by federal law: a 10-year allocation plan or a three-year priority list of projects and ...
La. ranks high in gun violence, low in gun safety
Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws, according to a recent national study, and state lawmakers are moving to expand the already permissive statutes. According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit group that tracks gun regulations ...
Caddo school board looking for budget solution
The Caddo Parish School Board will have to find another way to start correcting its $21 million budget shortfall. The Times reports (http://bit.ly/ZigiXF ) nearly three hours of debate ended with the board right where it began before Thursday's meeting, leaving the teachers in attendance exhausted but relieved. As part ...
Grand jury to review $200M Medicaid contract
The Louisiana attorney general's office said a special grand jury was selected Thursday to look into possible criminal activity involving a $200 million Medicaid contract awarded by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration. Assistant Attorney General Butch Wilson told a judge that the grand jury was being empaneled in Baton Rouge as ...
Lawsuit against St. Bernard president dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed former St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro's defamation lawsuit against current Parish President Dave Peralta and several other parish employees. The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/13ErKZG ) the judge said that while Taffaro's suit characterized the animosity between him and Peralta, it failed to demonstrate how Peralta ...
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