{"id":1961031,"date":"2023-06-29T22:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T02:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-louisiana-governor-vetoes-multiple-bills-from-republican-legislature\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T22:13:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T02:13:58","slug":"democratic-louisiana-governor-vetoes-multiple-bills-from-republican-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-louisiana-governor-vetoes-multiple-bills-from-republican-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana&#8217;s Democratic governor vetoes GOP legislature&#8217;s bills."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-louisiana-governor-vetoes-multiple-bills-from-republican-legislature%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov. John Bel Edwards Vetoes Multiple Bills, Sparks Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) made headlines this week as he vetoed several bills proposed by the Louisiana Republican legislature. These bills covered a range of topics, including the state budget, vaccine requirements in schools, corporate franchise taxes, and police restrictions.<\/p>\n<h3>Budget Cuts and Restorations<\/h3>\n<p>Using his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-louisiana-governor-vetoes-multiple-bills-from-republican-legislature\/\" title=\"Louisiana's Democratic governor vetoes GOP legislature's bills.\">line-item veto power<\/a>, Edwards made strategic cuts and restorations to Louisiana&#8217;s budget. He restored $100 million to the Louisiana Department of Health and $7.5 million to childhood education, while slashing $125 million from the retirement system. These decisions were aimed at protecting vital programs and preventing devastating cuts.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversial Police Bill<\/h3>\n<p>One of the bills vetoed by Edwards was House Bill 85, which proposed changes to how people interact with police. The bill would have charged bystanders with a misdemeanor if they approached an officer engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-says-border-agents-caught-whipping-haitian-migrants-have-shifted-to-desk-duty\/\" title=\"Mayorkas Says Border Agents Caught \u2018Whipping\u2019 Haitian Migrants Have Shifted To Desk Duty\">law enforcement duties<\/a>. Edwards strongly opposed this measure, emphasizing the importance of transparency and the constitutional right to observe public servants.<\/p>\n<h3>Corporate Franchise Tax Rejected<\/h3>\n<p>Edwards also vetoed Senate Bill 1, which aimed to eliminate Louisiana&#8217;s corporate franchise tax over time. The tax is paid by corporations doing business in the state. Edwards expressed concerns about the potential impact on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/run-from-the-hills-newsom-dismisses-californias-mass-business-exodus\/\" title=\"Run (From) The Hills: Newsom Dismisses California\u2019s Mass Business Exodus\">corporate income tax<\/a> and the need for future policymakers to address the reduction in revenue.<\/p>\n<h3>Vaccine Exemption Information<\/h3>\n<p>Another vetoed bill, House Bill 399, would have required K-12 schools to provide exemption information for vaccine requirements. Edwards saw this as an attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-medical-association-blasted-after-calling-for-removing-sex-from-birth-certificates\/\" title=\"American Medical Association Blasted After Calling For Removing Sex From Birth Certificates\">undermine public trust<\/a> in vaccines, emphasizing the importance of vaccination requirements in protecting both students and school personnel.<\/p>\n<p>These vetoes have sparked controversy and debate among lawmakers and the public. While some support Edwards&#8217; decisions, others criticize them as detrimental to the state&#8217;s progress. The ongoing discussions surrounding these bills highlight the complex nature of governance and the diverse perspectives within our society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) vetoed multiple bills from the Louisiana Republican legislature, including those related to the state budget, school vaccine requirements, corporate franchise taxes, and police restrictions. On Thursday, Edwards used line-item veto power to restore $100 million to the Louisiana Department of Health and $7.5 million to childhood education while making significant cuts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1961032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1961031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}