Lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance a bill calling for a constitutional convention. Several bills also advanced that would expand the powers of the governor.
Louisiana Considered
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Leaders of the City Park Conservancy plan to put a road through the beloved youth farm. The community has other ideas for how the park should be redeveloped.
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Only 10 states have not joined the federal program that expands Medicaid to people who are still in the "coverage gap" for health care
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Lawmakers are set to discuss two major budget bills this week. Plus, a House committee is expected to vote on a bill calling for a constitutional convention to begin in late May.
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Maia Szalavitz discusses harm reduction's effectiveness against drug addiction, how punitive policies can hurt people who need pain medication and more.
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The company wants a decision made by Friday — just days after it filed the final draft of the proposal.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with former federal prosecutor and Politico senior writer Ankush Khardori about former President Donald Trump's immunity claims.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Marsicano of Davidson College in North Carolina about how higher education institutions might go about divesting from Israeli interests, as demanded by protesters.
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Trees communicate. They migrate. They protect. They heal. We climbed into the NPR archives to find some of our favorite arboreal fiction, nonfiction, and kids' lit — get ready to branch out.
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The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
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Five of the six conservatives spent much of their lives in the Beltway, working in the White House and Justice Department, seeing their administrations as targets of unfair harassment by Democrats.