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.
Louisiana Considered
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The dispute stems from a ruling by a Louisiana judge that the agency’s application of race-based considerations exceeds its authority.
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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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Seven of the nine constitutional amendments Republican lawmakers had proposed were deferred.
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Lawmakers on the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 6-2 to advance a bill that would gut much of Louisiana’s public records law. They also advanced a bill to require identification to request public records.
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A Senate panel voted 6-2 to advance a bill that would gut public access to information at every level of government.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with biologist Adam Hartstone-Rose about his study into why animals are so stressed out during an eclipse.
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Columbia University's student radio station WKCR has been transformed into a bustling newsroom by the protests that have roiled campus for the past week.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Emily Henry about her new book FUNNY STORY and the difficulty of writing a genuinely nice person while also creating obstacles in getting two people together.
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Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring in the kitchen, but for the Passover Seder, she sticks with a menu that follows her own family's traditions.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with playwright Peter Morgan about his Broadway production of "The Patriots," a play about the rise of Russian oligarchs, Vladimir Putin, and the downfall of the USSR.