Edwards working to win over legislators on gross receipts tax

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Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about efforts to overhaul Louisiana's criminal justice system, to lessen prison rates and boost treatment and training programs, on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Amid mounting criticism of the gross receipts tax that is the centerpiece of his fiscal reform plan, Gov. John Bel Edwards says he will continue to work with state lawmakers to try to win them over, a…


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