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Landry’s N.O. stance mirrors other red states Critics complain tough approach doesn’t help
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Library tax renewal returns to ballot December special election could see eight renewals
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will without consulting or collaborating with local leaders. “We are allowing a governor to slap us around like a rag doll,” state Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-New Orleans, said at a recent community forum. “We have a guy trying to score points with Donald Trump,” added state Sen. Sidney Barthelemy Jr., D-New Orleans. “That doesn’t have anything to do with benefiting our state.” In recent weeks, Landry has said
When the Lafayette Parish library property tax renewal that failed in May returns to the ballot in December, it may be one of eight local taxes up for renewal. The city and parish councils are expected to consider resolutions at their meetings Tuesday calling for the Dec. 12 special election. If approved, voters parishwide will consider a $77 million general obligation bond proposal as well as a: n 3.12 mill library renewal n 2.21 mill jail renewal n 1.25 mill juvenile detention center renewal n 2.51 courthouse and jail complex renewal Ballots for city residents will include the parish measures as well as the following property tax renewals: n 2.01 mills for recreation n 1.18 mills for public buildings n 1.35 mills for streets and roads n 3.33 mills for public safety (police and fire) The parish library tax generates about $9 million a year for the public library system, which operates libraries in Lafayette, Carencro, Scott and Youngsville. That’s about two-thirds of the library system’s annual funding. The library system also receives about $5.2 million a year from a second property tax, 1.84 mills. In 2018, voters did not renew a third property tax that generated more than $3 million a year for the public library system. The rejected 3.12 mill library tax was the only local renewal on a May ballot, appearing below five unpopular statewide
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Gov. Jeff Landry has pushed changes in New Orleans’ court system and vetoed spending projects in the city.
Governor says he has ‘done more for N.O. than any other governor’ BY TYLER BRIDGES
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With several aggressive moves against New Orleans this year, Gov. Jeff Landry has become the latest Republican governor to adopt policies that have angered Democratic cities in their state. Landry pushed the Legislature to eliminate jobs in New Orleans’ court system, disproportionately vetoed spending projects in New Orleans, publicly downplayed the city’s role
in Louisiana’s economy and has refused entreaties in recent weeks from Mayor Helena Moreno to meet to try to normalize relations. Landry’s moves mirror those by Republican governors in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi, who have all either imposed greater state control over their Democratic-led cities in recent years or taken away some of their political power. New Orleans officials say Landry is targeting their city by imposing his
Trump floats pulling AG nominee
Republicans’ demands The senators said the Justice Senators’ demands tooverSenate a sweeping tax audit immu- Department seemed interested in over tax audit immunity nity deal benefiting the president reaching an agreement with them, but the White House wouldn’t and members of his family. deal at issue After failed negotiations forced budge to aid the confirmation of
BY MICHELLE L. PRICE, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid conceding
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the delay of a committee vote to advance Blanche’s nomination, Trump suggested he was holding firm against pressure from Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. They have expressed concerns about the controversial settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, which a judge denounced as an exercise in self-dealing.
Trump’s loyal former personal attorney, who has aggressively pursued the administration’s priorities as acting attorney general. Instead, Trump said in a social media post that he might pull Blanche’s nomination and resubmit it after Cornyn and Tillis leave office next year.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate ä See NOMINEE, page 6A Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on July 15.
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