House panel OKs bill to eliminate tax hike
BATON ROUGE — The House Ways and Means Committee on Monday advanced a proposal that would reduce and eventually repeal the portion of the...
House passes $30B budget
BATON ROUGE — The House on Thursday passed a $30 billion operating budget for next year that includes $1,200 teacher pay raises, $600 for...
Tax exemption passes in Senate bill
BATON ROUGE — After the Senate rejected his bid for a constitutional amendment to exempt diapers and tampons from the state sales tax,...
Panel OKs $30 billion state budget
BATON ROUGE — The House Appropriations Committee on Monday advanced a $30 billion state operating budget that would include $1,200 raises...
Death penalty abolition bill passes panel
BATON ROUGE — A new effort to abolish the state’s death penalty advanced Tuesday with a 4-2 Senate committee vote on a bill proposed by...
House panel considers IT, cybersecurity
BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers are looking for ways to train more information-technology experts and bolster the state’s cyber defenses. Gov....
