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House Speaker Johnson’s August budget sprint faces hurdles
14+ hour, 19+ min ago (228+ words) House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, are working to pass two major budget measures before Congress leaves for the August recess, but deep divisions within the Republican Party and strong Democratic opposition make their success uncertain, The Washington Post…...
GOP infighting puts House Speaker Johnson’s budget resolution at risk
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (304+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed $95 billion budget resolution is facing resistance from Republicans in both the House and Senate, putting its prospects in doubt, The Washington Post reports. The plan would allocate $73 billion for Pentagon costs…...
‘LaPolitics’: Constitutional convention backers aren’t ready to give up
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (15+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report...
Gov. Jeff Landry and legislators are hypocrites
1+ week, 5+ day ago (758+ words) Do as I say, not as I do. Gov. Jeff Landry and most of the Legislature are telling local school district leaders to handle the $168 million that was cut from school budgets to pay for teacher stipends by reducing “the…...
A controversial Dantin Bruce development returns to the Ascension Planning Commission Wednesday
1+ week, 6+ day ago (295+ words) The proposed Harvest Field subdivision in Gonzales the Ascension Parish Planning Commission unanimously rejected in February will return for a public hearing on Wednesday. A hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. for the 115-lot Dantin Bruce development proposed for nearly 38 acres along…...
‘LaPolitics’: Party primary system likely headed back to Legislature
1+ week, 6+ day ago (671+ words) On June 18, the number of Republicans registered in Louisiana inched past the number of Democrats. Large numbers of older Democrats have been mostly voting Republican for many years now, and the GOP has been closing the registration gap for some…...
‘LaPolitics’: The field for Louisiana’s open congressional seat continues to grow
2+ week, 4+ day ago (352+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report House Insurance Chair Gabe Firment has announced his candidacy to replace Congresswoman Julia Letlow in northeast Louisianaâs 5th District. He joins Rep. Michael Echols and Board of Regents Chair Misti Cordell in the race. Senate Agriculture…...
Housing bill heads to law as Trump faces deadline
2+ week, 6+ day ago (219+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson says the bipartisan housing bill recently approved by Congress will become law regardless of whether President Donald Trump signs it, USA TODAY reports. According to Johnson, Trump either will sign the legislation or allow it to…...
‘LaPolitics’: Hotly contested DA races are emerging across the state
2+ week, 6+ day ago (762+ words) Every district attorney’s office in Louisiana will be on the ballot in this fall’s elections. While incumbents generally will have the upper hand, hotly contested races and expected retirements could lead to significant turnover among officials who serve six-year terms…...
Supreme Court redefines presidential authority over independent agencies
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (223+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally reshaped the relationship between the presidency and independent federal agencies by overturning most of the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor decision, which had allowed Congress to protect agency leaders from being removed without cause, Bloomberg reports. The ruling arose…...