Politics & Policy

Government decisions, legislation, elections, and public policy shaping business and daily life across the Baton Rouge region and Louisiana.

Metro Council to take up deferred $200M Harveston bond issue

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to take up a proposal to...

Congress unlikely to make daylight saving time permanent 

If you were hoping Sunday was the  last of the twice-annual ritual of changing...

Louisiana schools using COVID funding for capital expenditures 

Louisiana public schools are spending millions in COVID-19 relief funding on new classrooms, cafeteria expansions, teacher bonuses, and HVAC renovations, The Center Square reports. 

‘La Politics’: AG candidates making moves

State Rep. John Stefanski of Crowley raised roughly $250,000 for his attorney general campaign...

Lawmakers get briefing on state taxes prior to considering more changes

Officials with the Louisiana Department of Revenue and Legislative Fiscal Office broke down the...

Roundup: Weed on ballot / Twitter layoffs / Exploding air bags

Arkansas to decide: Referendums to legalize recreational use of marijuana are on Nov. 8...
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US employers added 261,000 jobs in October

America’s employers kept hiring briskly in October, adding a substantial 261,000 positions, a sign...

GOP plans to investigate ‘cancer’ of climate friendly investing

Less than a week before the midterm elections, Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are...

JR Ball: Stormwater-gate spells end for Mayor Broome

Sharon Weston Broome is done as mayor of Baton Rouge. This is the stark reality...

US weekly initial jobless claims dip slightly

Initial jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, decreased slightly to a seasonally adjusted 217,000...
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