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State Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin, speaks Wednesday during a Louisiana Municipal Association district meeting at Patterson Area Civic Center. (The Daily Review/Zachary Fitzgerald)

Another special session on the horizon

Louisiana government has a budget in place for the upcoming fiscal year, but it’s one that some legislators say will force uncomfortable cuts if the Legislature doesn’t approve new taxes before the end of June. So far in 2018 the Legislature has convened for three sessions, two special sessions and a regular session, and appears headed for another special session beginning June 17. Without any action, about $500 million in proposed state spending won’t be funded, the Associated Press reported. Legislators passed a budget to close out the most recent special session Monday for the state’s fiscal year beginning July ...

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