A Senate panel voted 6-2 to advance a bill that would gut public access to information at every level of government.
Louisiana Considered
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Two bills that target LGBTQ+ youth in Louisiana are once again working their way through the Legislature after they were vetoed last year.
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A bill to create the crime of “coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud” passed from a Senate committee on Tuesday.
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The Environmental Protection Agency tightens standards for air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants in the U.S.
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Making it into the NCAA Tournament can translate to boosts in student enrollment, athletic involvement, merchandise sales and more for participating schools.
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Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, reiterated a desire to leave Baton Rouge by June 3, meaning lawmakers would have a tight timeline to rewrite the state constitution if they vote for a convention.
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The man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, tossed them around, then doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse Friday, officials and witnesses said.
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Rushdie revisits the knife attack that nearly killed him in a new book. Ken Tucker reviews Tierra Whack's new album. A Black women drives the narrative in Kilpatrick's new murder mystery show.
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New York Judge Juan Merchan told jurors this week to prepare to hear opening statements on Monday.
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The legislation would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It now goes to President Biden's desk to become law.
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USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking.