Books about sexual assault aren’t pornographic. Schools are banning them as ‘obscene’ anyway. Via 19thnews Louisiana Illuminator

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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson gains Democratic backing for foreign aid plan, as far-right Republicans seethe. Jennifer Shutt reports: lailluminator.com/2024/04/18/for… via News from the States #UkraineWar #Israel

Young workers in Louisiana could lose their lunch breaks under proposed law. Piper Hutchinson has details lailluminator.com/briefs/child-l… #lalage

This bill passes on a 10-2 vote. Democrat Tehmi Chassion votes in favor of the bill #lalege #lagov

23 states ask EPA to halt civil rights rules regulating pollution lailluminator.com/2024/04/18/civ… via Floodlight

Entergy accused of trying to rush $1.9 billion grid upgrade approval, with customers covering cost. Wesley Muller reports lailluminator.com/2024/04/17/ent… #Electricity #PowerGrid

A Louisiana Senate panel signed off on a bill Wednesday that would essentially rewrite Louisiana public records law by exempting nearly every record at all levels of government from public scrutiny.  Piper Hutchinson reports:
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U.S. House GOP rolls out aid for #Ukraine , Israel; votes planned on #TikTok , border security . Jennifer Shutt reports lailluminator.com/2024/04/17/ukr… via News from the States

Legislators take the first steps toward approving more than $4 billion for Louisiana’s K-12 public schools in the coming academic year. Some lawmakers lament that won't include permanent teacher pay raises. Greg LaRose reports: lailluminator.com/2024/04/17/sch… #lalege #laed

Rep. Mike Bayham is voluntarily scuttling his bill that would limit Louisiana governors to holding office for two terms only.

Currently, governors can only hold two consecutive terms, but could run for more terms as long as they sat out for four years. #lalege #lagov

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Conservative officials in Louisiana are pushing multiple measures to limit the authority of district attorneys, following the lead of GOP leaders in other states with liberal cities at odds with their politics. Julie O'Donoghue reports: lailluminator.com/2024/04/17/lou… #lalege #NOLA #crime

A bill under consideration in the Legislature would gut public access to huge swath of government records in Louisiana. Piper Hutchinson has details lailluminator.com/2024/04/16/lou… #lalege #lagov #sunshine

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, preferred name, pronoun prohibition advance in Louisiana. Greg LaRose reports lailluminator.com/2024/04/16/pro… #lalege #LGBTQ

The Louisiana House has approved fixed billing rate for SWB New Orleans customers and an arbitration process for customers appealing excessively high bills. legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo… #lalege Stephanie Hilferty

Louisiana Senate committee OKs bill to remove nitrogen gas from state list of approved execution methods. Piper Hutchinson reports: lailluminator.com/briefs/nitroge… #lalege

A study into the workload of state courts is at an impasse because some judges fear the potential political consequences. Greg LaRose reports: lailluminator.com/2024/04/16/lou… #lalege

Anyone who plans a protest that disrupts traffic could face harsher punishment under a proposed law under consideration in Louisiana. Wesley Muller reports lailluminator.com/2024/04/16/pro… #lalege

NEW: Louisiana legislators plan to give millions more in public money to anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers and to funnel all those dollars through a single, to-be-determined nonprofit organization. Julie O'Donoghue reports: lailluminator.com/2024/04/16/lou… #lalege #AbortionBan

Organizations, parents prepare for loss of summer EBT program. By Khalil Gillon for Verite lailluminator.com/2024/04/15/sum… #lalege