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Lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance a bill calling for a constitutional convention. Several bills also advanced that would expand the powers of the governor.
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Seven of the nine constitutional amendments Republican lawmakers had proposed were deferred. -
Lawmakers on the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 6-2 to advance a bill that would gut much of Louisiana’s public records law. They also advanced a bill to require identification to request public records. -
A Senate panel voted 6-2 to advance a bill that would gut public access to information at every level of government. -
Lawmakers on a Senate committee unanimously advanced a bill to remove gassing as an approved method of execution. Plus, the House and Governmental Affairs Committee began discussion of a bill calling for a constitutional convention. -
Harsher criminal punishment, public funding for private schools and deregulating the insurance industry have been at the top of the agenda.
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