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Louisiana lawmakers have overturned Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rejection of a new congressional map inthe first override of a gubernatorial veto in nearly three decades, but the legislative decision won’t endthe redistricting fight.
Pandemic showed some benefits to meeting online, but widening virtual meeting authority should protect citizen access.
Plans by Gov. John Bel Edwards and lawmakers to spend Louisiana’s booming pandemic tax collections are running into complications because of constitutional restraints aimed at limiting the growth in state spending each year.
Louisiana lawmakers are entering their latest regular session flush with cash and no shortage of ideas for spending it. Governor kicks off budget talks with focus on education, roads and debt payments.
Louisiana lawmakers completed a three-week redistricting special session two days early withmaps that largely maintained the status quo, cementing Republican majorities for anotherdecade and expected to trigger lawsuits from civil rights organizations.
When Louisiana lawmakers gather next week to open their redistricting special session, they’llhave a tight timeline to draw new maps and tricky politics to navigate. They’ll be grappling withcompeting demands, intense scrutiny and outside pressures.
Louisiana is awash in state and federal cash, but will the state spend it smartly or blow it?