By Sam Karlin
BATON ROUGE — State lawmakers find themselves caught between addressing long-term prison reform and preventing the state’s fiscal crisis from worsening an already overburdened Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
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State rep. wants to make recalls easier
By William Taylor Porter
BATON ROUGE — After witnessing a “charged public” fail to trigger a recall election in St. Tammany Parish, Paul Hollis wants to make it easier for recall petitions to succeed in Louisiana’s more populated voting districts.
And he is in a position to do something about it.
SENATE TO TAKE UP BUDGET FIX SUNDAY
By Carrie Grace Henderson and Tryfon Boukouvidis
A bill backed by House Republicans to close the $304 million midyear budget deficit made it out of the Senate Finance committee Saturday unchanged. However, amendments are a certainty when it is debated on the Senate floor Sunday.
Watch: Highlights from Week 1 of the Louisiana Legislature special session
By Matt Houston
Budget crunch on as special session begins
By Sam Karlin
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana lawmakers officially launched on Monday night a special session dedicated to closing a $304 million mid-year budget shortfall with Gov. John Bel Edwards pitching his plan and challenging Republicans who oppose it to come up with a better one.
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Louisiana Senate to consider Troy Brown’s expulsion or suspension on Monday
By William Taylor Potter
The Louisiana Senate’s Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion denied several requests from Baton Rouge attorney Jill Craft, who is representing Sen. Troy Brown, D-Napoleonville, as it deliberates, via differing resolutions, Brown’s expulsion for a pair of domestic violence misdemeanors.
Troy Brown Hearing Moves Forward
By Matt Houston
The Louisiana Senate, acting as the Committee on Discipline and Expulsion, met Wednesday to authorize the use of subpoenas and the introduction of evidence in the hearing for Troy Brown.
Louisiana Senate Expulsion Proceedings
By Matt Houston
Special Session Begins
By Laryssa Bonacquisti
Legislature opens special session, begins fight over Rainy Day Fund
By Sam Karlin
Louisiana lawmakers officially began a special session dedicated to closing a $304 million midyear budget shortfall late monday, with Gov. John Bel Edwards pitching his plan and challenging Republicans who have opposed his agenda to come up with a better one.
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