Louisiana Legislature agrees to raise spending cap 

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The Louisiana House voted 85-19 today to lift the state spending cap by a total of $1.65 billion, ending months of speculation over whether a group of conservative legislators could block more than a billion dollars in additional government spending over the next 13 months. 


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