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State lawmakers are taking the first steps in what could be the first major overhaul of public school funding in nearly 30 years.

(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Senate Finance Committee advanced an amended bill this week to create a universal education savings account program.

MONTGOMERY — Alabama lawmakers made a number of moderate changes to the 2025 General Fund and education budgets Tuesday as they advanced through committees, including an additional $75.3 million in

When writing the U.S. Constitution, the Framers declared their objective to “secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity.” Had they been drafting Louisiana’s constitution, they would have

A preview of the School of Visual Arts 2024 BFA Thesis Exhibitions, on view at campus art galleries through May 11.

The fight over the finances of a proposed City of St. George has been fierce, with proponents saying it will have ample money while opponents charge that taxes will have

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is calling for a new state constitution to be formed at a convention next month.

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(The Center Square) — Gov. Jeff Landry and a free market nonprofit are proposing what Landry terms a "reorganization" of Louisianas overly complex constitution.

Gov. Jeff Landry will discuss his push for a constitutional convention with reporters Thursday morning as the proposal to pull together lawmakers and his appointed delegates for a thorough update of the foundational document for state government advances in the Legislature. The Landry administration’s point man for an update to the Louisiana Constitution used words […] The post Constitutional convention bill advances despite time crunch, clarity concerns appeared first on Louisiana...