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Louisiana House Rejects 40 Million Pay Hike Amendment
The Louisiana House on Thursday rejected a 40 million dollar amendment to fund teacher pay hikes amid the 3.2 billion budget debate. Lawmakers trimmed 1.36 million above governor cuts, including 189900 on Thursday, while lawmakers debated further economy moves to avoid tax increases. The panel also cut 108000 from the New Orleans Regional Center of Education and loosened language restricting Atty Gen Guste in spending justice funds. The session also moved toward approving a Superdome operations pact with Hyatt Corp set to take effect July 1, and Senate measures on prostitution penalties nuclear waste storage and public budget transparency emerged alongside education and assessors' expense boosts.
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