Special session
June 13, 2018
The budget bill passed by the Legislature in the waning minutes of the last special session includes across-the-board cuts to agencies and programs throughout state government that would wreak havoc on essential services.
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$16.16 - The hourly rate a Louisiana worker needs to afford a two-bedroom rental without spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing. (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)June 11, 2018
When the Legislature reconvenes in Baton Rouge next Monday to address what remains of the fiscal cliff, it will look far different than the special sessions that came before.
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$506.4 million - Amount of funding needed to fill the remaining gaps in the 2018-19 state operating budget. Most of the gaps are in higher education, public safety and social services. (Source: Legislative Fiscal Office)June 8, 2018
Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to issue his call for the third special session of 2018 today - or Monday at the latest.
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90,200 - Number of low-income Louisiana children who would be affected by HUD rent increases under Trump Administration’s housing proposal (Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)June 6, 2018
The Legislature’s failure to agree on a revenue package that supports the budget bill they passed brought swift condemnation from editorial writers and opinion columnists throughout the state.