Foster faces uphill battle after spending win
In a 2000 special session Gov. Mike Foster won renewal of a 3 cent sales tax for two years but faces a tough legislative race and a looming $269 million budget gap. He seeks tax measures, higher education tuition changes, and his Louisiana Inc. plan to privatize economic development amid scrutiny and divisions.
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Jay Dardenne
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Steve Windhorst
Louisiana
Chuck McMains
House
Creation of Louisiana Inc
Louisiana Inc plan cleared but voters hold final say
Louisiana lawmakers pushed Gov. Foster's plan to replace the Department of Economic Development with a private Louisiana Inc. funded by state dollars, tying it to a constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The Senate approved 30-2 and the House 90-8, amid debates over privatization, civil service exemptions, and rapid economic work.
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Foster
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Fee increase dies at end in Louisiana legislative session
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana Legislature failed to approve a tuition hike for public universities after House and Senate clashed over amendments. A second Senate vote reached 26 but the House deemed the move illegal, leaving the plan dead despite administration lobbying.
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Senate OKs creative financing for nursing home funds
A Louisiana measure allows local governments operating nursing homes to borrow cash and transfer it to the state to draw federal Medicaid matching funds. The plan, backed by Sen. Tom Schedler, would yield about 480 million, held in a trust with interest used for nursing home care, contingent on federal approval.
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House
Mike Foster
Louisiana
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Former officer sentenced to 15 years in molestation case
Former Slidell police officer Stanley Waldron was given a 15 year prison term for molesting a juvenile, with at least five years before parole eligibility. He faces additional charges of attempted murder and burglary in St. Bernard Parish for a March 12, 1998 attack on the stepdaughter’s biological father.
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