Elected officials react to state appropriations to parish

07/17/11 In the recently passed La. House Bill 2, over $28 million in state funding was granted to various projects in Vernon Parish, including money for a sewer system extension along La. 467 and a parkway connecting La. 28 and La. 467.

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Kasich bucks GOP, vetoes lake bill

07/16/11 Republican Gov. John Kasich and his GOP colleagues in the General Assembly saw eye to eye on the budget, Senate Bill 5, and myriad other pieces of legislation this year.But not on House Bill 231, the controversial bill that would've allowed entities to withdraw up to 5 million gallons of water a day from Lake Erie without a permit.

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Judge calls education waiver law unconstitutional

07/18/11 A state teachers union has won its challenge of a law pushed by Gov. Bobby Jindal to let public schools waive certain state education regulations.

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