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White House proposal would allow agencies to require employee NDAs
2+ hour ago (176+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Tuesday, May 26, 2026 President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed allowing federal agencies to require employees to sign nondisclosure agreements aimed at preventing the disclosure of confidential information to journalists, according to Reuters. The U. S. Office of Personnel…...
La Politics: Legislature hits pause on expansion of online gaming
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (617+ words) While the Louisiana Legislature has embraced mobile sports wagering in recent years, legislators have used the ongoing regular session to tap the brakes on other forms of online gaming. This most recent policy wave was fueled not only by a…...
Roundup: Records dispute / Alabama congressional map / BRCC chancellor
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (297+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Back in court: The Louisiana 23rd Judicial District Court will hold a hearing in the ongoing case of Rural Roots and Louisiana Bucket Brigade versus the Ascension Economic Development Corporation, a suit alleging that AEDC…...
Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair at White House ceremony
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (353+ words) President Donald Trump on Friday oversaw the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair and said he would like Kevin Warsh's help in stimulating the economy even as he tried to emphasize that the nation's central bank would…...
Senate committee removes funding to expand LA GATOR program
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (722+ words) After a 30-minute meeting with no debate, a Senate committee voted 9-0 to advance the state budget Thursday, removing the $43. 5 million expansion of the school voucher program that had been included in the House and governor's budgets. The Revenue Estimating Conference…...
Roundup: Redistricting / Legis Gator / The Water Institute
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (295+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Friday, May 22, 2026 More map changes: Louisiana lawmakers altered the state's proposed congressional map again Thursday. The House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 10-7 to adopt an amendment to Senate Bill 121, a congressional redistricting bill that would cut…...
La Politics: House speaker zeroes in on higher ed spending, tax credits
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (681+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Credits could become the Legislature's next big tax topic and university spending in Louisiana will soon be scrutinized in meaningful ways by lawmakers, House Speaker Phillip De Villier said in a wide-ranging interview with La Politics....
State lawmakers scale back bill that shields companies from climate lawsuits
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (116+ words) Legislation aimed at shielding Louisiana companies from climate-related lawsuits is advancing in the state Legislature, though a late amendment has altered the bill's reach, The Center Square reports. House Bill 804, known as the "Louisiana Energy Protection Act" and sponsored by…...
Gubernatorial term limit bill heads to Senate floor
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (44+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Thursday, May 21, 2026 A proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit governors from returning to office after two elected terms even if the terms are nonconsecutive cleared the Senate and Governmental Affairs "...
Should parishes be able to ban carbon capture? Lawmakers say no
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (187+ words) Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday blocked a package of bills that would have allowed some parishes to prohibit carbon capture and sequestration, The Center Square reports. Members of the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee axed five separate measures that would…...