Tag: Louisiana

John Bel Edwards and his wife Donna, right, are all smiles while walking into Memorial Hall in the State Capitol Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, before proceeding outside for the inauguration ceremonies in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards is Louisiana's 56th governor. (Bill Feig/Baton Rouge Advocate via AP, Pool)

Louisiana accepts Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 12, 2016 8:22 pm

Researchers found that private schools entering the program were quickly losing students. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Beltway Confidential

School voucher programs need to tread lightly on private schools

Jason Russell · January 4, 2016 8:22 pm

South Dakota's Gov. Dennis Daugaard this month released a plan to expand Medicaid as part of the state budget. He's one of a handful of Republican governors opting to expand the program in their state. (AP Photo/James Nord)

Little progress expected on most Medicaid holdouts in 2016

Robert King · December 30, 2015 5:01 am

The New York Times scolded Gov. Mario Cuomo for not using the tax credit funds to help public school students instead, but the reform would largely leave public schools unaffected. (AP Photo)Â

Beltway Confidential

Schools using tuition vouchers see dramatic improvement

Jason Russell · December 23, 2015 5:01 am

A group of historic organizations has announced a lawsuit against the federal government and New Orleans mayor's office, claiming the statues are protected by state laws. (AP Photo)

Groups sue to keep Confederate monuments in New Orleans

Anna Giaritelli · December 18, 2015 11:14 pm

The city council decision came exactly six months after a mass shooting at a Charleston church. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans will pay $170k to remove Confederate monuments

Anna Giaritelli · December 18, 2015 12:49 am

"This administration only lasts another year-and-a-half anyway, so the momentum swings to us progressively in this situation," said Rep. John Fleming, R-La. (AP File Photo)

Rep. Fleming will run to replace Vitter in Senate

Susan Ferrechio · December 1, 2015 3:13 pm

Vitter loses to Dem in La. governor race

Vitter loses to Dem in La. governor race

Curt Mills · November 22, 2015 4:01 am

"An earlier tweet about Bobby Jindal's executive order on Syrian refugees did not meet our standards for impartiality. The tweet was removed," theÂ account saidÂ Monday afternoon.Â (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Press apologizes to Jindal

Becket Adams · November 16, 2015 9:21 pm

Bayou Voodoo

Quin Hillyer · November 16, 2015 5:00 am

Primarily at stake in the Texas case is a 1992 compromise set forth in the Supreme Court case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which found that any restriction on abortion has to be in the interest of protecting women's health or the potential life. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

States rights vs. access at heart of abortion case

Robert King · November 14, 2015 5:01 am

Surge of Democratic turnout has yet to appear

Surge of Democratic turnout has yet to appear

Michael Barone · November 9, 2015 5:01 am