BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) People in Louisiana would be able to bet on athletic competitions at sports book locations and through mobile applications, under a bill that started advancing Tuesday in the Senate to set the regulations for sports wagering in the parishes where it's legal.
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The smaller raises “are insufficient,” Fields said in a meeting of the Senate Education Committee.
Fields didn’t identify how the state will pay for the larger pay raises, which would more than double the $40 million price tag for the governor’s proposed increases.
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday will unveil its spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, which is expected to include the bigger salary hikes and show how lawmakers have chosen to fund them.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana doesn’t have the major financial problems it’s seen in prior years as the state’s tax collections rebound and federal aid has helped cover some of the remaining gaps.