By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
We anticipate Gov. Jeff Landry will announce today a deal has been reached with SpaceX to develop its next space port on Pecan Island. Look for our update from Vermilion Parish later today.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Gov. Jeff Landry stand among displays they say comply with a state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom. (Piper Hutchinson/LAI)
By Piper Hutchinson
The posters began going up in classrooms this summer following the approval of a 2024 law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every K-12, college and university classroom at schools that accept state money. The law was mired in a legal battle until earlier this year, when the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it could go into effect.
Derrick Clark and many other diabetes patients were getting regular care through subsidized Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, but Congress allowed the subsidies to expire at the end of last year. (Shalina Chatlani/Stateline)
By Shalina Chatlani
Congress allowed enhanced subsidies to help Americans pay for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace to expire at the end of last year. In all but one state, the number of people enrolled in Obamacare plans has declined since the subsidies expired and coverage became more expensive. Mississippi and Louisiana have seen the largest drop in coverage.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally in Laredo, Texas, on July 14. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
By Jennifer Shutt
Voters throughout much of the country will cast ballots for their U.S. senator this fall, but just nine states hold the power to determine control of the chamber — setting the course for which presidential nominees can secure confirmation and what bills advance during the next two years.
By Ainsley Platt
The number of Arkansas communities rejecting or imposing new limits on data centers is growing faster than the list of places considering such projects publicly. Data centers have become an increasingly prominent issue and have drawn bipartisan opposition. All five of the county quorum courts that have imposed moratoriums in Arkansas have a Republican majority.
By McKenna Horsley
Four states are leading a case in court against Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, alleging the social media company has used harmful features to drive compulsive use by children and teens while also claiming the platforms were safe for young users. Watching the case closely is one mom whose son took his life after receiving a barrage of messages seeking money or face the release of AI-generated photos of himself.
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