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  Attention on contentious car insurance bills in Louisiana shifts to state Senate committees

  theadvocate.com - Tyler Bridges

  Car insurance bills favored by business interests that blew through the state House will likely face a tougher path when they get their first hearing …

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  2 days ago

  Louisiana voters could be asked to restrict foreign money in ballot measures. Here's why.

  theadvocate.com - Alyse Pfeil

  Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry is backing a change that would further restrict political contributions by noncitizens and foreign entities. …

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  Louisiana lawmakers want to cut taxes for oil. They'd pay for it by upping taxes on natural gas.

  theadvocate.com - Blake Paterson

  A package of bills aimed at boosting oil production and making Louisiana's tax code more competitive with those of neighboring states sailed through …

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  Louisiana convicted them with nonunanimous juries. Should they get a retrial?

  theadvocate.com - Meghan Friedmann

  The U.S. Supreme Court declared split-jury verdicts unconstitutional in 2020, yet there are still hundreds of people behind bars in Louisiana whose …

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  Republican vision of Medicaid future to be revealed this week. Here's the impact on Louisiana

  theadvocate.com - Mark Ballard

  WASHINGTON — The monthslong effort to reduce Medicaid spending enough to help offset costs of the single bill that includes President Donald Trump’s …

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  3 days ago

  Family of 2-year-old Louisiana girl drops case against Trump admin for deporting her to Honduras

  theadvocate.com - By JAMES FINN

  The father of a two-year-old Louisiana-born girl deported to Honduras has dismissed a legal challenge against the Trump administration, citing "the …