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A Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday setting limits on what the state can do with tolls collected on the Calcasieu River Bridge.

Enactment of this law would make Louisiana the fifth state to recognize gold and silver as legal tender. Utah led the way, reestablishing constitutional money in 2011. Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have since joined. Practically speaking, this would allow Louisianians to use gold or silver coins as money rather than just as mere investment vehicles. In effect, it would put gold and silver on the same practical footing as Federal Reserve notes.

Louisiana state Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, filed the proposal, which would apply to people found guilty of committing sex crimes against children under 13.

Louisiana state Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, filed the proposal, which would apply to people found guilty of committing sex crimes against children under 13.

Under the proposed law, “any gold or silver coin or specie issued by any state or the United States government as legal tender shall be recognized as legal tender in the state of Louisiana.”

Advocates for foster families are pressing lawmakers to save the Family Urgent Response System from the budget ax. California faces a $37.9 billion deficit and Gov. Gavin Newsoms initial proposal zeros out the programs $30 million budget. ...

This year’s regular legislative session started back on March 11. There are plenty of terrible bills from the GOP supermajorities in both chambers, so here’s a brief look at some

The new National Parent & Youth Helpline has already taken 6,700 calls, texts and live chats since its inception in January, and now the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill to fund it permanently. Rep. ...

New data show the impacts of Connecticuts proposed child tax credit. Broken down by town, and state House and Senate districts, 268,000 eligible families would receive $306 million in tax credits. Places like Bridgeport, Hartford, and Waterbury have the largest populations of eligible families. ...

Parents wanting to ensure their children have nutritious meals can serve as their best example, according to new data. Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign involved looking at study participants amount and availability of unhealthy beverages and food in their households. A Home Food Inventory -- a checklist of 190 items in 13 food categories used to monitor the food environment -- found processed foods, candy and microwaveable items were more attainable. ...