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Edwards delivers State of the State, urges focus on 'true tax reform'

(The Center Square) – When Gov.

Opinion: Thirty percent of excess deaths not Covid caused

From the start of the Covid epidemic, I felt like “excess deaths” was the key statistic to follow.

Senate committee votes to lower top Louisiana income tax rate, eliminate federal tax break

(The Center Square) – A Louisiana Senate committee voted Tuesday to amend the state constitution to lower the maximum allowable personal income tax rate and give lawmakers the ability to eliminate

Louisiana committee endorses creating blockchain 'sandbox'

(The Center Square) – A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill to create a “regulatory sandbox” for companies that use blockchain technology.

Decision in medical marijuana case could be coming shortly

The Mississippi Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of the state’s medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process after a busy day of oral arguments Wednesday.

Bret Allain (left), R-Franklin, chair of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee, stands with Senate President Page Cortez on Monday, April 12, 2021, during opening day of the Louisiana legislative session in Baton Rouge, La.

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Louisiana state Rep. Mark Wright, R-Covington, has his temperature taken as he arrives at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

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People line up to vote Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Gerald Herbert / AP

Quick hits: Louisiana news briefs to start your week
By David Jacobs | The Center Square, Reads
Early voting for April 24 runoff begins Saturday

Early voting for the April 24 election, which includes a runoff between two New Orleans Democrats seeking a seat in Congress, begins Saturday.
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People taking advantage of generous givers
By Gary Andrews, Reads

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Bret Allain (left), R-Franklin, chair of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee, stands with Senate President Page Cortez on Monday, April 12, 2021, during opening day of the Louisiana legislative session in Baton Rouge, La. Gerald Herbert / AP

Senate committee votes to lower top Louisiana income tax rate, eliminate federal tax break
By David Jacobs | The Center Square, Reads
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana Senate committee voted Tuesday to amend the state constitution to lower the maximum allowable personal income tax rate and give lawmakers the ability to eliminate a major tax break for federal income taxes paid.
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SALTER: Amazon in Alabama: Organized labor’s racial narrative soundly rejected yet again
By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, Reads
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

Organized labor’s organizing efforts in the South in recent years have focused on equating union membership with social justice. Over the last decade, that narrative has been soundly rejected in union votes and in most cases by workers with significant percentages of Black workers.
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Louisiana committee approves bill to create single tax collector
By David Jacobs | The Center Square, Reads
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana House committee advanced a possible constitutional amendment Tuesday to create a single statewide entity to collect sales taxes.
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Biology teacher Chiquita Gaylor and students practice social distancing in the classroom at Jefferson County High School in Fayette. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Controversial teacher merit pay program goes unfunded amid pandemic
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, Reads
With less than a week before Gov. Tate Reeves must approve the education budget passed by lawmakers this year, a merit pay program he supports was not funded this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opinion: Thirty percent of excess deaths not Covid caused
By Wyatt Emmerich, Reads
From the start of the Covid epidemic, I felt like “excess deaths” was the key statistic to follow.
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Madison Parish Arrest Reports
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POLICE REPORTS
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Louisiana state Rep. Mark Wright, R-Covington, has his temperature taken as he arrives at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Gerald Herbert / AP

Louisiana committee endorses creating blockchain 'sandbox'
By David Jacobs | The Center Square, Reads
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill to create a “regulatory sandbox” for companies that use blockchain technology.
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