By Samuel Carter Karlin
BATON ROUGE — Students on Louisiana’s college campuses — historically some of the least engaged in the voting process — may soon be able to vote using student IDs if a bill that sailed through a House panel Wednesday becomes law.
Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler, who supports the measure, said 85 percent of eligible voters are registered, but only around 60 percent of young adults are.
By Jack Richards
Currently, the executive branch makes the decision to apply for the waiver from the federal government. There are seven states, including Louisiana, have a complete waiver of SNAP. Other states have a partial waiver for certain areas of their states.
By Nick Chrastil
A bill that would allow the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to accept advertising signage on land and property under its jurisdiction is one debate away from landing on the governor’s desk for a signature. And if the past three legislative deliberations on the proposal are any indication, it will be a short and favorable debate.
By D.B. Narveson
BATON ROUGE — University agriculture centers might soon be able to start growing marijuana and its plant cousin, hemp, for industrial and medicinal purposes.
House Agriculture Committee approved two bills to the House floor Tuesday related to the currently illegal plants in the cannabis family. They would make it legal for universities to research the use of the fiber from the hemp plant for uses in textiles and other industries and growing marijuana for medical uses.
By Jack Richards
BATON ROUGE — For the second time this legislative session, an attempt by groups to make it harder for municipalities to remove monuments and school names found offensive by segments of the population failed.
By Nick Chrastil
House Bill 702, sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Harris, D- New Orleans, would give Louisianans the option of getting a REAL ID, in addition to a Louisiana drivers license.
By Michael Tarver
By Quint Forgey
LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau 