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Congress moves closer to ending shutdown
Churches to join archdiocese bankruptcy Filings aim to protect against abuse claims BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL Staff writer
federal workers continued to go unpaid. After the vote, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., thanked unpaid staff and Capitol Police who stood near him on the floor. He said he realized the strain had been immense for “six excruciating weeks.” “I am very, very happy to be able to say we are coming to the end,” Thune
The Archdiocese of New Orleans is putting dozens of individual parishes and charitable organizations under federal bankruptcy protection this week, part of the local church’s broader plan to end its long-running bankruptcy case in a way that resolves past claims of clergy sexual abuse once and for all. Attorneys for the archdiocese said 157 parishes, charities and other entities affiliated with the local Roman Catholic Church will file for Chapter 11 “Orders will beginning on Wednesday. be filed with The cases will be the court to filed as part of what absolve them is known as a preof the normal packaged bankruptcy, bankruptcy which is a streamlined process with an exrules. They pedited timeline and will be allowed fewer legal requireto continue ments. to pay their The goal, according bills. Vendors, to attorney Douglas Draper, who repreemployees, sents the church par- everybody will ishes and agencies, is be paid.” for those affiliates to close out all future liDOUGLAS abilities from the de- DRAPER, attorney cades-old clergy abuse representing church scandal. parishes and In return, the paragencies ishes and charities will be responsible for contributing a combined $60 million to the archdiocese’s proposed $230 million settlement, which was approved by hundreds of clergy sex abuse survivors last month. It’s not clear how much individual parishes or organizations will be required to pay. “Orders will be filed with the court to absolve them of the normal bankruptcy
ä See SHUTDOWN, page 7A
ä See BANKRUPTCY, page 5A
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Benton, urged lawmakers to start returning to Washington after the Senate voted to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30.
Legislation passes Senate, must now clear House before the federal government can reopen BY MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party. The 41-day shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since midSeptember, return to Washington to
vote on the legislation. President Donald Trump has signaled support for the bill, saying Monday that “we’re going to be opening up our country very quickly.” The final Senate vote, 60-40, broke a grueling stalemate that lasted more than six weeks as Democrats demanded that Republicans negotiate with them to extend health care tax credits that expire Jan. 1. The Republicans never did, and five moderate Democrats eventually switched their votes as federal food aid was delayed, airport delays worsened and hundreds of thousands of
ä Ending shutdown won’t stop flight cancellations, FAA says. PAGE 6A
La. pushing for bigger fortified roof discounts BY SAM KARLIN Staff writer
Louisiana may soon require insurance companies to deliver bigger discounts to homeowners who put fortified roofs on their homes, as residents flock to get the new roofs and state officials grapple with an enduring insurance crisis that has brought stubbornly high premiums. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said Monday his office is moving to implement a rule that sets a “benchmark” discount that insurers must give
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to homeowners with fortified roofs. The state has doled out millions in taxpayer-funded grants to help homeowners put the roofs on their homes. Temple announced that 10,000 Louisianans now have fortified roofs, the third-most in the nation behind Alabama and North Carolina. This time last year, only about 1,000 residents had them. And he said the next round of grants will open to residents this Wednesday. The agency will select 1,000 people at random. “Louisiana is the fastest-growing state when it comes to putting fortified
roofs on in the country,” Temple said. About 40% of those have received a $10,000 grant from the state to help pay for them, meaning most people have paid out of their own pocket. Fortified roofs use stronger nails, roof deck seals and better edges to make them less likely to sustain damage during hurricanes. Fortified roofs have emerged as one long-term solution to the insurance crisis. They’ve also garnered bipartisan support in Louisiana, embraced
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Louisiana now has 10,000 residents with fortified roofs, the third-most in the nation, according to state Insurance ä See ROOF, page 5A Commissioner Tim Temple.
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