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Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, again?

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead Contributing Writers (kffhealthnews.org) — In January, during a congressional...

Greenhouse gases from proposed Venture Global site concern Calcasieu neighbors

By Natalie McLendon Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Neighbors, both for and against a proposed natural...

20 million predatory loans drained over billion from consumers

By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer New research from the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) finds...

Republicans worry GOP-led states will suffer from Trump’s firings of federal workers

By Jennifer Shutt Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Some Republicans are raising concerns about how...

Corporate America abandons DE&I

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — While corporations retreat, Black entrepreneurs continue...

Treated as Suspects, not Patients: How systemic racism harms Black male gun violence survivors

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A disturbing new report reveals that...

New Orleans’ big push to restore trees lost to Katrina derailed by Trump spending freeze

By Tristan Baurick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A sudden surge in tree planting across New...

Gov. Landry fails to remove civil service protections from 900 state jobs

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry has yet to explain or...

Louisiana ethics board agrees to keep governor’s staff information private in spite of law

By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The home addresses of Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive...

Minors in La. could be sent to adult prison for a growing list of crimes

By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors...

New Orleans Council condemns mayor’s threat to scuttle $20 million settlement with Orleans Parish School Board

By Marta Jewson The Lens Last week on Monday, February 3, a crowd of 30...

Federal employees punished for attending DEI training… under Trump

By ReShonda Tate Contributing Writer (Defendernetwork.com) — Several employees at the Department of Education have...

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