These House newcomers came to the Capitol with big plans. Then the wildfires hit
The California infernos were baptism by fire in Washington politics for Reps. Luz Rivas, George Whitesides and Laura Friedman ...
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Insurance reform worsens affordability in flood-prone Louisiana
Flood insurance is a tenet of life in water-burdened Louisiana. The low-lying portions of the state face rising water from ...
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Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages ...
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On Voting Rights, Eight Legal Battles to Watch in 2025
From the continued threats against the Voting Rights Act to new restrictions on mail ballots and voter registration, courts ...
WRBL14d
Lawmakers push ban on congressional stock trading
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – According to public records, several lawmakers on Capitol Hill buy and sell stocks but some members are concerned their colleagues use their positions and insider ...
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Sales tax on streaming services to hit consumer bills this month
The changes are meant to help cover the shortfall after Louisiana lawmakers decided to lower state income taxes and cut the corporate franchise tax to make the state more competitive for new ...
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A nearly $600 million surplus is available to lawmakers to spend the upcoming budget year
Louisiana’s top state budget official has certified the fact that $595,087,982 was left over at the end of the last fiscal year, which ended on June 30. State lawmakers will decide how to spend ...
Whittier Daily News15d
Southern California lawmakers largely agree, no strings attached to wildfire aid
After Hurricane Katrina, considered one of the most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history, made landfall in August 2005 near the Louisiana-Mississippi border, some lawmakers, while in support of ...
Orange County Register15d
Southern California lawmakers largely agree, no strings attached to wildfire aid
After Hurricane Katrina, considered one of the most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history, made landfall in August 2005 near the Louisiana-Mississippi border, some lawmakers, while in support of ...