Lawmakers on a Louisiana Senate committee advanced a bill Friday that would ban gender-affirming health care for trans youth in Louisiana after the bill was originally blocked in a different committee last week.
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A resolution that would have requested K-12 schools and higher education institutions to report on diversity initiatives and programs was ultimately rejected in a Louisiana House committee Wednesday after hours of confusion over buzzwords like critical race theory and how it might impact education programs and funding.
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The local content creator turned his love of the paranormal into a promising side gig thanks to TikTok. Now, he wants to make space for others like himself.
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A bill that would allow individuals who are at least 21 years old in Louisiana to conceal carry a gun without a license or training advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday with a 4-1 vote.
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When it comes to reproductive health care, at what point did you realize things have changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned?
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Lona Edwards Hankins, who took the helm at the Regional Transit Authority in March, joins us to talk about bus shelters, rider communications, and rapid transit plans.
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Members of the Writers Guild of America continue to strike against the major Hollywood studios, pushing for higher pay, more residuals and regulations on AI, among other things.
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President Biden delivers the first Oval Office address of his presidency. It comes a day after Congress passed a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling, narrowly avoiding the deadline.
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After a parent's complaint, a school district in Utah banned the Bible from middle and elementary schools for containing "vulgarity or violence" inappropriate for the age group.
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The president outlined the economic stakes that leaders faced and declared that a crisis had been averted.
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Saariaho, who battled a male-dominated educational system in her native Finland, forged a strong and singular voice in contemporary music.