Capitol Access
Weekdays at the bottom of the hour during Morning Edition
Reports on Louisiana politics, government and the people shaping state policy.
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A party line vote killed a bill Monday that would have made certain individuals income tax data available to the state’s legislative auditor.
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A Senate committee will have its chance to make changes to the state’s next budget today. Jay Dardenne, Governor John Bel Edwards’ top budget advisor,...
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The Louisiana House backed a proposal Thursday to begin rolling back the temporary sales tax extension that was the solution to last year’s budget...
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A legislative effort to let chemical plants and other industrial companies keep certain environmental violations secret ended Wednesday, after the bill...
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For the fourth year in a row, an effort to increase the minimum wage in Louisiana was unsuccessful Tuesday.
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A bill to raise the state’s gas tax was shelved Monday, as the bill’s author, Representative Steve Carter (R-Baton Rouge), pointed to the difficulty of...
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A House committee will get its turn Monday on a bill that would exempt diapers and feminine hygiene products from state sales tax.
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A House committee rejected a proposal Thursday to let local governments set their own minimum wage, opting to keep that power in the hands of the state.
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A bill that would ban abortions in Louisiana once a fetal heartbeat has been detected is one step closer to final passage, after the House Health and...
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A Louisiana Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would set a minimum age limit for marriage in the state. But which age remains unclear.
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The Louisiana House has rejected a bill that would allow convicted felons to qualify for jury duty after a five year cleansing period.
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Despite pushback from the House, Governor John Bel Edwards is sticking by his original funding proposal for K-12 education, which includes a $1,000...