Louisiana state politics reporter @NOLANews & @theadvocatebr. Past: @nhregister. "Fast, thorough and sharp as a tack." Tips: meghan.friedmann@theadvocate.com

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Meghan Friedmann retweeted
The three-month regular legislative session is over. What did lawmakers do? Here's my recap for @PARLouisiana about the budget, congressional redistricting, public records and more: parlouisiana.org/wp-content/… #lalege #lagov

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After a second try, House passes HB410, which requires smartglasses users to inform others when they are recording. It now heads to the governor's desk. #lalege #lagov
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Rep. Laurie Schlegel on HB410, which requires people to notify others when they are recording them using 'smart glasses:' “There’s a reason that people that use this technology are called glassholes.” House does NOT concur w/ Senate amendments. #lalege #lagov
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FINAL PASSAGE: House's 93-0 vote gives final passage to latest pay raise bill for judges. HB324 by Rep. Debbie Villio heads to governor. Here's the financial analysis of $67M cost across five years, along with info about what judges will receive: legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocum… #lalege

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Sen. @JayJaymorris3's constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to remove judges failed to pass the Louisiana House yesterday. It needed 70 votes and only got 63 votes. #lalege #lagov legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.…
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After watering it down slightly, Senate passes HB1098 to shield aerospace companies from civil liability. It heads to the House for concurrence. #lalege #lagov
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Senate amends and passes HB719 to give judicial districts more prosecutors; the 19th, in East Baton Rouge, would get 16 more. But Orleans would lose 10. HB719 goes to the House for concurrence. #lalege #lagov legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocum…

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#NEW Senate passes HB225 by @MikeBayham 28-10. The proposed constitutional amendment got the 2/3 vote it needed to go before voters in November. The bill would limit former or future Louisiana governors from serving more than 2 total terms. #lalege #lagov @LAFirstNews
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Senate Finance this morning cut new money for LA GATOR and for school operating costs from the budget; added $17 million for raises for corrections officers; took out money that would have made a salary bump judges got last year permanent. #lalege #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/…
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In one rural Arizona county, the ground has sunk four feet. The reason? Saudi-owned farms and investors are draining groundwater to grow cattle feed — and the state still has no limits on how much they can pump. floodlightnews.org/saudi-own…
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Congressional redistricting: House & Governmental Affairs will hold its hearing today on the Senate-approved redesign for Louisiana's six US House districts, with hours of public testimony expected. Here's the map that would be established in SB121 by Sen. Jay Morris👇#lalege
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