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• Louisiana Senate panel approves dual provider rate bills

  
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  Two pieces of legislation designed to draw down more federal Medicaid dollars for Louisianas hospitals and nursing homes were passed by a Senate committee Monday, even as they faced opposition from the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal and two prominent...
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• The old two-year college try: John Maginnis

  
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  In the past five hard years of higher educations declining state support, rising tuition, defecting faculty and deteriorating facilities, college leaders have stuck together and let the Board of Regents coordinate their requests for funding from the Legislature. A lot...
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• Louisiana House votes to phase out solar energy tax credits by 2020

  
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  Louisiana is on the path to phase out the states solar energy tax credit: The state House on Tuesday easily approved a bill to end the incentives by 2020. "As the production cost of solar is going down, then (solar...
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• Louisiana Senate committee votes to outlaw hallucinogen 25-I, synthetic pot

  
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  A week after winning approval in the Louisiana House, two anti-drug bills cleared the  Senate Judiciary C Committee without opposition Tuesday and are now headed to the Senate floor for further debate. House Bill 10 by Rep. Kevin Pearson, R-Slidell,...
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• Chat with NOLA.com state politics reporter about gun laws and legislation

  
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  Blocking federal gun control legislation. Lifetime concealed carry permits. Penalties for publishing concealed weapons information. These are the themes dominating the debate on gun regulation during the 2013 Louisiana legislative session. While efforts to enact stricter gun control legislation stall...
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• Four gun bills one step closer to becoming law after passing Louisiana Senate committee

  
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  Four gun bills, including one that purposely flouts federal law, are a step closer to becoming law after passing a Senate committee Tuesday. The bills now head to the Senate floor for further debate. House Bill 5, sponsored by...
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• Jefferson Parish hospital changes are topic of public meeting

  
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  The legislative bill that would let the Jefferson Parish Council lease its two public hospitals to outside interests without a public referendum is the subject of a public meeting Monday (May 13) at 7 p.m.The Civic League of East Jefferson...
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• Medicaid Expansion: Even Worse Than You Thought

  
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  New data highlights reasons for Louisiana lawmakers to say “no thanks” to feds Although Louisiana’s House of Representatives rejected a bill to expand Medicaid, a Senate committee approved a different Medicaid expansion bill and the House will be reviewing other expansion bills in the coming days. The ...
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• The “Fiscal Hawks” hit some unexpected opposition to Louisiana budget reform

  
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  by Mark Parham May 3rd 2013 Apparently it looks like the “Tea Party of Louisiana” is going to war with the Fiscal Hawks of the House over their proposed budget reform on behalf of Gov. Jindal. Their beef is over the temporary suspension of a percentage of tax credits and the TP of LA has gone as far as ...
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• AND WE THOUGHT THE REPUTATION OF LOUISIANA LEGISLATORS COULDNT SINK LOWER

  
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  From Cenlamar: For the third year in a row, the Louisiana Senate Education Committee deferred a bill to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act, which allows for the teaching of New Earth Creationism in public school science classrooms. And for the third year in a row, at least one member of the Louisiana ...
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• Two education bills deferred in Senate committee

  
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  Two bills, one dealing with higher education scholarships and the other dealing with East Baton Rouge Parish schools were deferred in the Senate Education Committee on Thursday. Baton Rouge Republican Mack "Bodi" White filed Senate Bill 176 in response...
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• House to vote on St. Tammany coroners legislation Tuesday

  
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  A bill that would grant the St. Tammany Parish Council control over the fiscal operations of the parish coroners office is scheduled for final vote in the state House of Representatives Tuesday. As originally written, HB 561 by state Rep....
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• The Trouble with Medicaid

  
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  Building on the failures of the welfare state will do more harm than good in Louisiana A key feature of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was the expansion of Medicaid throughout the states. When the United States Supreme Court ruled on a challenge to the constitutionality of the ACA, it held that ...
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• Guest Commentary: Lawsuit Loan Sharks Dangerous to Louisiana Consumers and Courts

  
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  Beware: a new breed of predator is lurking in Louisiana’s legal waters preying upon unsuspecting consumers and our courts for its own financial gain. Much like a shark who is drawn to a feeding frenzy by the smell of blood, lawsuit lenders prey on people when they are at their weakest, such as someone who is ...
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• Lessons for Legislators from Margaret Thatcher

  
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  Principles from the “Iron Lady” apply to Louisiana education reform The recent death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher invites reflection on the career of this remarkable figure. Naturally, this period of reflection includes speculation on where a great leader like Thatcher would stand on contemporary ...
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