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3 days ago · U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants BY: Ashley Murray - January 21, 2025 WASHINGTON — Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many who beat ...
Louisiana moves incarcerated girls to controversial north Louisiana ...
19 hours ago · Ware is also controversial because it was the subject of a New York Times investigation published in 2022 that alleged girls housed at the detention center had been subjected to rampant abuse and neglect over several years. The alleged abuse would have overlapped with times Loftin was in charge of Ware, but he was never accused of being involved in the alleged misconduct.
Louisiana colleges and universities spend minimally on DEI, new …
Jan 14, 2025 · The reports are required by Act 641, which Rep. Emily Chenevert, R-Baton Rouge, authored.It mandates school-level reports on all DEI personnel, programs and spending from all Louisiana public two- and four-year colleges.
Meta plans $10B data center with 500 jobs in NE Louisiana: Details …
Dec 4, 2024 · Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, intends to build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana and hire more than 500 employees at the site, Gov. Jeff Landry and state economic development officials announced Wednesday.
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3 days ago · U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants BY: Ashley Murray - January 21, 2025 WASHINGTON — Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many who beat ...
Louisiana lawmakers search for ways to pay for Landry’s proposed …
Nov 20, 2024 · Gov. Jeff Landry holds a copy of the Louisiana tax code during his speech to the Legislature at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, the opening day of a special session in which he is asking lawmakers to overhaul the state’s tax structure.
Despite Trump’s claim, deportations likely wouldn’t ease housing …
Dec 12, 2024 · The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, many experts say, despite what he and his supporters claimed during his campaign.
Slow down the con-con train • Louisiana Illuminator
Apr 21, 2024 · The constitution protects funding for public schools, and ensures that state dollars are distributed fairly among school districts through the Minimum Foundation Program formula so that politicians don’t get to divide or divert the money.
AI and tech policy: Where Harris and Trump stand?
Oct 19, 2024 · Harris’ policies tend to focus on inclusivity, data protection, net neutrality and expanding broadband access. One of the largest wins for the tech and science communities during the Biden-Harris administration is the CHIPS and Science Act, which in 2022, provided funding for research and development for environmental projects, clean energy and American manufacturing of semiconductors, which ...