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  • Louisiana Legislature votes to shift $300 million annually to transportation projects

    07/03/2021 5:05:23 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 12 replies
    The Louisiana Illuminator ^ | June 11, 2021 | Julie O'Donoghue
    The Louisiana Legislature voted overwhelmingly Thursday to move approximately $300 million annually from a fund that pays for higher education and health care to a fund that pays for large transportation projects. Supporters have said the spending will not only improve the state’s infrastructure system, but that it will also create construction jobs. Critics are concerned the proposal would exacerbate an already expected budget deficit in July 2025 affecting state universities, hospitals and other health care programs. Gov. John Bel Edwards needs to sign the legislation for it to become law. Edwards hasn’t decided if he approves of the bill...