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How to spend Louisiana's better-than-expected revenue forecast remains up for debate
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Thu,05/18/23-6:16PM , 109 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers received a revised sunny revenue forecast Thursday, with economists saying hundreds of millions of dollars in additional surplus funds are available to spend for this year's budget.
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Louisiana House passes bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors
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Tue,05/16/23-5:43PM , 129 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Following suit with other Republican-controlled statehouses in the country, lawmakers in the Louisiana House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban gender-affirming medical care to minors, advancing the legislation to the Senate for further debate.
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Protesters wave signs and demonstrate in support of abortion access in front of a New Orleans courthouse, July 8, 2022. Republican lawmakers in Louisiana rejected legislation Wednesday, May 10, 2023, that would add exceptions in cases of rape and incest to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. (AP Photo/Rebecca Santana, File)

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Rape, incest exceptions to Louisiana abortion ban rejected by GOP lawmakers
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Wed,05/10/23-7:02PM , 123 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Louisiana rejected legislation Wednesday that would add exceptions in cases of rape and incest to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.
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Supporters of LGBTQ rights stage a protest on the street in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. As several reliably red states adopt legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching or discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, Louisiana advanced its own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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Louisiana's 'Don't Say Gay' bill passes, advances to Senate
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Tue,05/09/23-8:17PM , 141 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Republican-drafted legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom mounts, Louisiana lawmakers advanced their own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Tuesday.
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