Louisiana state politics reporter @NOLANews & @theadvocatebr. Past: @nhregister. "Fast, thorough and sharp as a tack." Tips: meghan.friedmann@theadvocate.com
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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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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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Louisiana is on track to give many DAs more money to hire prosecutors -- at New Orleans' expense #lalege #lagov nola.com/news/louisiana-coul…
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Should Louisiana governors only get two terms? Voters will decide. #lalege #lagov nola.com/news/should-louisia…
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Meghan Friedmann retweeted
May 28
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
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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
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Louisiana Senate passes budget with pay raises for judges, firefighters, prison guards theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/… via @meg_friedmann #lalege
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FINAL PASSAGE: Senate passes HB324, which would let prosecutors decide whether defendants who waive jury trials should have their cases reassigned to new judges. Heads to Gov. Landry's desk. #lalege #lagov
Background: nola.com/news/louisiana-bill…
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Meghan Friedmann retweeted
May 26
#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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In a 32-13 vote, Senate passes bill to hide how much public colleges pay athletes from the public. They also amended HB608 to make it retroactive. The bill needs a final sign-off from the House #lalege #lagov
Background here:
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Louisiana budget: With no money for teacher stipends, some question millions for local projects #lalege #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/…
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Meghan Friedmann retweeted
May 22
How does Louisiana Senate President Cameron Henry feel about a bill that could exclude no-party voters from Republican and Democratic primaries?
"I don't like it." #lalege #lagov
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Golf memberships, condo payments: #LSU nonprofit affiliate misused millions in funds, audit says theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/… via @theadvocatebr #lalege #laed
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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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Meghan Friedmann retweeted
May 20
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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Meghan Friedmann retweeted
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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Meghan Friedmann retweeted
May 21
Louisiana could close primary elections to no-party voters. Here’s what might change. Via @meg_friedmann #lalege #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/… via @theadvocatebr
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