Brooke Thorington
WRKF ReporterBefore joining WRKF as the Capitol Access reporter, Brooke was the Assistant News Director at Louisiana Radio Network, where she also reported on statewide news and covered the state legislature.
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Current law says custodial parents cannot relocate more than 75 miles away from the other parent without their permission. But how the mileage is calculated is left to a judge’s discretion.
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Gov. Jeff Landry cites successes and urges cooperation to approve his $47 billion budget in a mostly 'standstill' budget, as lawmakers consider 1,300 bills.
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NW La. Lawmaker Files Resolution to Hold Any Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirators in Congress AccountableThe resolution would call on Louisiana’s eight-member congressional delegation, “to ensure that all individuals implicated in the Epstein files are fully investigated, prosecuted, and charged through every available legal process.”
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When you consider 1.6 million Louisiana residents, or a third of the state population, are Medicaid recipients, it’s little wonder why the program is budgeted to grow by $258.4 million per year under the change.
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This back and forth between Louisiana’s governor and insurance commissioner becomes just the latest clash in a growing rift between the two fellow Republicans.
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Federal prosecutors say police officials in Rapides and Allen Parishes in Central Louisiana committed fraud involving U-Visas beginning on or about December 26, 2015, and continuing until at least July 15, 2025.
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Louisiana House Bill 479, aims to enhance the notification process to witnesses and crime victims.
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Louisiana lawmakers will have their hands full, with more than 850 prefiled bills to consider before the regular legislative session is scheduled to end on June 12.
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Amendment 1“Do you support an amendment granting the Louisiana Supreme Court jurisdiction to discipline out-of-state lawyers for unethical legal practices in the state of Louisiana, and to grant the legislature the authority to establish trial courts of limited and specialized jurisdiction?
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Office of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Dan Casey urges the public to get their REAL ID before the rush ahead of the May 7, 2025, deadline.