This Week in Louisiana Politics: abuse investigations, Social Security and TikTok
Dec 15, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — On This Week in Louisiana Politics, the state legislature is taking a closer look at how child sexual abuse cases are handled between different agencies. A task force is helping shape new legislation.
After a major upset in the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President's race, incoming leader Sid Edwards talked about his plans for the parish and laid out his transition team. Meanwhile, the first candidates for the New Orleans mayor's race are announcing their campaigns.
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The closely watched Social Security Fairness Act in Congress is set to get a vote in the Senate next week. This could mean that government retirees could soon see a little more money in their monthly payments.
Congress is also weighing in on TikTok and child safety online. But there could be a hold-up on Capitol Hill on some of the legislation.
Court denies TikTok’s request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review
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