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Defeat of sales tax reform measure disappoints Louisiana business groups
Louisiana business groups expressed disappointment that Louisiana voters recently rejected a proposal to create a streamlined, statewide system to oversee sales tax collections.
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Louisiana voters to decide fate of business-backed sales tax simplification plan
Louisiana voters will decide the fate of a constitutional amendment later next month that aims to provide a uniform and simplified statewide system for collecting sales taxes, a change supporters say would improve the state’s business climate.
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Federal Election Commission brings suit against Defend Louisiana PAC
BATON ROUGE -- The Federal Election Commission claims the Defend Louisiana PAC treasurer did not report independent expenditures and is in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.
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Louisiana's voting machine upgrade put on hold; Ardoin cites misinformation involving Dominion
Louisiana’s secretary of state has pulled the plug on a request-for-proposal (RFP) process to choose a new voting machine vendor and upgrade the state’s aging elections technology, citing misinformation that has hurt voter confidence in the system.
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Legislators consider Louisiana abandoning current 'jungle' mixed system for primaries
Louisiana state legislators have formed a task force to consider if the state should abandon a current primary political system where a candidate for office runs against every other candidate regardless of political party, referred to as a “jungle system.”
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Sen. Cassidy acknowledges Biden win in presidential race
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy’s acknowledgement last month that Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 presidential election hasn’t resulted in other prominent Republicans in the state accepting the election outcome.
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Critics fear negative effects of sports betting after most Louisiana parishes legalize it
Eighty-six percent of Louisiana’s parishes voted on Nov. 3 to allow sports betting within their borders, leading critics of legalized gambling to warn of over-promised revenue benefits and a rise in youth gaming addiction.
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Louisiana's oil industry sees some upsides to election results
Though it faces lawsuits from parishes seeking billions of dollars in compensation for coastal erosion and continuing economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana’s energy industry has taken some solace from the Nov. 3 election results.
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COVID-19 absentee ballot application required for Nov. 3 vote, federal judge rules
Louisianans affected by COVID-19 should be able to request absentee ballots using the same system that was in place during the July and August elections, a federal court judge ruled last week.
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Secretary of state's November voting plan prompts push-back from governor
Gov. John Bel Edwards has given a thumbs-down to Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s emergency plan for the Nov. 3 election, saying the plan falls short of protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Louisiana secretary of state urged to expand mail voting for Nov. 3 election
Those urging the expansion of mail-in voting in Louisiana during the Nov. 3 presidential election expect the secretary of state to call for some emergency measures in the coming week in light of the coronavirus emergency.
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LABI launches new website to give voters information on the judiciary
The Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute has launched a new website to provide voters more information about Louisiana judges and the court system.
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Federal judge upholds Secretary of State Ardoin's mail-in ballot proposal
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s emergency plan to expand the number of people eligible to request absentee ballots for the July 11 presidential primary election and the upcoming Aug. 15 municipal elections has been upheld by a federal judge.
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LAGOP fights effort to force change in state party organization
A 1987 law passed by Democrats is disrupting the Republican committee assignment process in the Louisiana legislature, and LAGOP is fighting back with a lawsuit.
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Republican fortunes are looking good in 2020 Louisiana, political science professor says
As 2020 approaches, things are looking very positive for Republicans in Louisiana, a political science professor said in a recent interview.
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Judicial oversight committee closes investigation into newly elected district judge's campaign
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee's investigation into a mailer that newly elected 19th Judicial District Court Judge Ronald Johnson sent out during his campaign is closed, a state judiciary spokesman said.
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Edwards won second term but WSJ label of Louisiana 'The Trial Lawyer State' remains, tort reform advocates say
BATON ROUGE – Gov. John Bel Edwards won his second term in Saturday's hard-fought runoff election but an up-north newspaper's rebuke of him and Louisiana earlier this month still remains, tort reform advocates say.
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Bribery allegations against state Supreme Court justice must be investigated, tort reform and policy advocates say
As an attempted bribery scandal raises a dark cloud over this weekend's runoff for a vacant seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court, tort reform and policy advocates say the state needs to investigate the matter.
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Primary results bode well for Louisiana lawsuit reform efforts, experts say; Runoff election for governor is next big hurdle
Louisianans who are concerned about too many civil lawsuits and frivolous lawsuits that hamstring businesses, have a lot to celebrate following the October primary election.
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Google analysis: Edwards' support has dropped in most Louisiana parishes since 2015
There has been a dramatic shift in support in the state parishes for Louisiana's Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is headed into a runoff next month, a Google developer said in a recent Twitter post.