Eating tariffs: Home Depot plans to hold the line on prices despite tariffs, according to CFO Richard McPhail. Home Depot is pushing suppliers to make price concessions and shift production out of China. Home Depot anticipates no single country outside the U.S. will represent more than 10% of its purchases. Read more from The Wall Street Journal.
Another choice: Louisiana high school students might soon be able to take a conservative alternative to the ACT exam to qualify for the state’s popular college scholarship program. State lawmakers quietly approved an amendment to a bill Monday that would make results from the Classical Learning Test acceptable to qualify for the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, or TOPS, which provides tuition assistance for qualifying Louisiana students. Read more from the Louisiana Illuminator.Â
Formally opposing: The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is formally opposing legislation aimed at creating and regulating a new school system in the city of St. George. During a special meeting Monday, the board approved a resolution expressing strong concerns about two bills, SB25 and SB234, which they say places an unfair burden on the rest of the parish. The vote in favor of the opposition resolution was 5 to 1, with three board members abstaining. Read more from WAFB-TV.Â
