Endorsements: FuturePAC, a Baton Rouge-based action committee, today released endorsements for candidates in runoff elections throughout the nine-parish Capital Region. This list of candidates includes previously endorsed candidates heading to a runoff, and a new endorsement in the House District 70 race. See the full list of candidates who have received FuturePAC’s endorsement.
Math scores: A national education assessment released Wednesday shows math scores for Louisiana’s eighth graders went up five points over the past two years, the best rate of improvement in the nation. However, the Nation’s Report Card shows Louisiana still near the bottom in math and reading scores for fourth and eighth graders. Read the full report.
Unemployment: Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 218,000 for the week ended Oct. 26, the Labor Department said this morning, Reuters reports. Data for the prior week was revised to show 1,000 more applications received than previously reported. Read the full story.
