Gov. John Bel Edwards kicked off Louisiana’s annual budget negotiations Friday by suggesting a more than $36 billion spending plan for next year, asking lawmakers to use federal pandemic aid to avoid cuts while steering new dollars to education raises and programs. The governor’s 2021-22 state operating budget recommendations were released to the joint House
Edwards’ budget plan calls for $186M spending boost
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