Award-winning political columnist John Maginnis will provide exclusive commentary on happenings at the State Capitol during the upcoming regular session to readers of Daily Report PM. The new feature, “Capitol Views,” will provide timely news and commentary on each day of the session, as the administration and legislators wrestle with a projected $1.6 billion budget shortfall. The regular session is scheduled to run April 26 to June 23.
“Technology is such that readers demand faster delivery of the news,” says Business Report Executive Editor JR Ball. “Considering what’s at stake this session, there’s no more authoritative way to keep our readers informed than through the words of respected journalist John Maginnis.”
Maginnis, the publisher of LaPolitics Weekly has been writing about state politics since 1972. His syndicated column appears in publications across the state, including Business Report. He’s also a regular contributor to the Friday edition of Daily Report AM. A member of the Hall of Fame at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, Maginnis has authored two books on Louisiana politics, The Last Hayride in 1984 and Cross to Bear in 1992. To sign up for Daily Report PM, click here.
