Resistance and Futility: Don’t Mess with My Guns or My God
Selective hearing, long a problem among Louisiana House members, seems to be infecting Senate members as well.
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“You Can’t Change the Facts”– Unless You’re the Senate Education Committee
Bad information and bad temper dominated much of the committee’s work.
Turning Back the Clock
“Make no mistake — the true intent of this bill is to undercut and render ineffective the package of criminal justice reforms that were passed last year.” – Sarah Omojola, SPLC
Not Ready to Make Nice
Ladies, both those serving in the legislature and those attending the session, are speaking out and pointing out inequalities
Fanning the Flames
Issues and conflicts that dominated the special session are kindling tension in the regular session’s second week.
Promoting Fiscal Transparency — Up to a Point
ITEP controversies illustrate what corporate interests say they want and what they do are not the same.
“Of All We Do Here, These Ought to Be the Easiest”
Equal Pay and Minimum Wage bills advance
Con-Con Game: Who Do You Trust?
While lawmakers press for a constitutional convention, annual LSU survey shows citizen trust reaching new lows
Day 2, and It’s Already a Zoo
“It’s like buzzards flying around Louisiana, ready to swoop in on the carcasses we leave behind.” — Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne
The Writing on the Wall
Lingering tensions prompt one House Republican to give up committee chairmanship
