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Here's a look at the constitutional amendments that could lower Louisiana property taxes
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1158+ words) Louisiana voters will be confronted with 10 proposed constitutional amendments when they cast their ballots this fall, and state lawmakers are asking them to approve several aimed at keeping down property taxes. Five amendments dealing with property taxes are part of…...
Louisiana restores status for 67K voters after database error
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (285+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana has restored active status to all voters mistakenly classified as inactive during a database maintenance error Monday that affected about 67,000 people. Trey Williams, deputy secretary of state for communications and policy, told The Center Square the…...
Virginia Beach ballot for City Council is chock-full of return candidates
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (1019+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The names on the ballot in this year’s City Council election may sound familiar. Most of the candidates vying for a seat this November have run for political office in the past. Six council seats are are up…...
US Department of Justice gives Louisiana $1M to support victims of digital abuse
2+ week, 1+ day ago (167+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has given Louisiana's Attorney General's Office $1,000,000. According to the DOJ, these funds will help implement efforts to identify, serve, and empower victims of technology-facilitated abuse, such as image-based…...
Virginia State Police investigating in-custody death at Roanoke City Adult Detention Center
2+ week, 2+ day ago (110+ words) ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating the death of an inmate at the Roanoke City Adult Detention Center, according to the Roanoke Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the individual died Monday after being found unresponsive during a scheduled medical round…...
Advocates Appeal Louisiana PSC's “Arbitrary and Capricious” Decision to Let Meta Off the Hook for its Data Center Project
2+ week, 3+ day ago (298+ words) Earthjustice serves hundreds of public-interest clients, providing top-tier legal representation free of charge — and we win. Because the earth needs a good lawyer. After the Louisiana PSC ruled that Meta can continue withholding critical information as it fast-tracks approval of…...
When Virginia’s congressional candidates don’t debate, voters get sound bites instead of substance
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1038+ words) Basic civic literacy, which debates and candidate forums promote, is not even an afterthought for many political candidates in Virginia and other states, columnist Jim Spencer writes. It is given no thought at all. (Getty illustration by John Schreiner) The…...
Early Voting Is Now Open in Alexandria for the Nov. 3 General Election
3+ week, 6+ day ago (361+ words) Voters can begin casting ballots Sept. 18 at the Office of Voter Registration & Elections on North Royal Street. ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria’s in-person early voting period for the Nov. 3 general election opened Friday, Sept. 18, giving city voters more than six weeks to…...
NDA secrecy for major projects hovers over Louisiana’s congressional elections
4+ week, 1+ day ago (649+ words) Jamie Davis believes there's one specific reason Congresswoman Julia Letlow hasn't agreed to appear in person with him for debates or any other events during their U.S. Senate race. Letlow, the Republican candidate, doesn't want to answer questions about the nondisclosure…...
Controversial bid to abandon power to south Louisiana camps rejected by regulators
4+ week, 1+ day ago (482+ words) A controversial and novel effort by a small electric utility to abandon electric service to dozens of camp owners in coastal Louisiana hit a roadblock Wednesday, with state regulators voting against the utility’s plans to stop servicing three stretches of…...