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The regular session ended Thursday, and lawmakers approved a $51 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, which starts in July.

The Louisiana Senate is reining in several major proposals pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and House conservatives, rejecting additional tax cuts and scaling back spending on private school vouchers amid caution over the state’s longer-term financial outlook.

Legislators are under pressure to find money to replace $2,000 and $1,000 stipends that public school teachers and support staff, respectively, have received for the past two years.