As the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Jack McFarland understands the important role of federal health care dollars in Louisiana’s budget.
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Louisiana’s child welfare agency left hundreds of online child abuse reports to languish for days as it prioritized intake from its phone hotline.
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As millions of Americans face skyrocketing health care premiums due to expiring federal subsidies, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is jumping into the fray.
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The Louisiana Legislature passed, and Gov. Jeff Landry signed, a new law earlier this year that increases the state’s tax on online sports betting from 15% to 21.5%.
Louisiana’s model to use sports betting revenue on college sports Read More »
The AI gold rush is on, and with it a rush of data center construction across the country that comes with massive tax breaks from state and local governments.
Transparency needed on data center subsidies Read More »
The Senate deal to end the government shutdown did not include an extension of health care tax credits that made coverage through the federal Marketplace affordable, a key demand from Democrats.
Looming health care shutdown Read More »
Congress is on the verge of ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, but that hasn’t stopped President Donald Trump from continuing to target food assistance benefits for 42 million Americans.
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The U.S. Senate cleared a key hurdle on Sunday to reopen the federal government, as eight Democrats joined Republicans in support of a budget agreement.
Shutdown deal in the Senate Read More »
