Page 3 - Senator Fields News Today

O Senado aprovou o texto-base do projeto que suspende ordens de despejo por aluguéis atrasados até o fim deste ano. O placar foi apertado: 38 votos favoráveis e 36 contrários. A proposta provocou críticas da bancada ruralista, mas foi aprovada com o argumento de beneficiar famílias atingidas pela pandemia de covid-19. Os senadores ainda votarão um destaque apresentado pelo Progressistas que retira a área rural do alcance da medida. Se essa emenda for aprovado, o texto vo...

Louisiana Educators Want Governor to Elevate Vaccine Priority More and more Louisiana residents are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 every day. While that is good news on the virus mitigation there are concerns over who is getting the first jabs. I think we are all in agreement that frontline healthcare workers should have a top priority. But after that, the priority rankings leave a lot to be desired. Larry Carter, President of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, believes that educators s...

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Zayden Taylor -- a straight-A student at Parkway High School in Bossier City -- is also a linebacker on the junior varsity football team. The 15-year-old sophomore, like thousands of students across the ArkLaTex, followed through with the football season during the coronavirus pandemic. "Zayden is the healthiest kid I know. He did not have any health conditions," said his mother, Army Staff Sgt. Taricka Taylor, who is an active duty recruiter, was contacted in November by Bo...