Molly Ryan
State Politics Reporter-
A final state budget must be passed before the session ends on June 3. -
“We’re not talking about innocent children, men or women. … We’re talking about criminals who were convicted by a jury of 12.”Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville -
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals threw that map out, saying it was racially gerrymandered. -
SB98 would call for fines of up to $1,000 and the potential loss of a driver’s license for two months for some offenses. -
. First Amendment lawyer Scott Sternberg called Louisiana Senate Bill 482 “a repeal of the public records law.” -
There’s an effort underway, in the current legislative session in Baton Rouge, to reverse course on the controversial execution method with Senate Bill 430. -
If approved, Senate Bill 276 would make it a crime to give a pregnant woman an abortion pill without her knowledge or consent. -
Ultimately, the goal is to move certain items out of the current constitution and put them into state law. -
House Bill 310 is subject to appropriation, meaning if lawmakers don’t fund it, the state can’t force schools to provide the product. -
A new Louisiana law expands execution methods, raising the possibility that the state could hold its first execution in more than a decade.
