Many questions remain about proposed changes in rushed constitutional convention
by KLFY
KLFY— Some legislators and advocates are concerned that proposed reforms will lead to sweeping changes and there is not a lot of insight into what all is to be altered.
WBRZ—Lawmakers answer questions amid looming constitutional convention. BATON ROUGE - As a state constitutional convention approaches, lawmakers are broadly planning for what ought to stay in the state's guiding document. Once the measure, HB 800, from Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia passes, state leaders will have just 14 days to revise the 50-year-old document.The two-week-long convention could cost the state more than $62,000. The amount includes a daily $179 payment to Landry's 27 appointees. Among the delegates is Baton Rouge's Mayor-President Sharon Weston...
WWLP.com—House rejects proposed shelter system changes. House Democrats defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-month limit on shelter stays.
Kiplinger—Proposed Change in Social Security Could Mean More Money for Retirees. A proposed bill could change how the Social Security COLA is calculated, resulting in higher benefits for retirees.