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Louisiana lawmakers are passing income and corporate tax cuts and raising the statewide sales tax to fund it

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's Republican-dominated Legislature passed personal and business income tax cuts on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax...

What you should know about Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s pick for labor secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon to lead the Labor Department in his second term, appointing...

The Texas Board of Education approves an optional, Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Board of Education voted Friday to allow Bible-based instruction in elementary schools as part of an optional recent...

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin: It’s a ‘slippery slope’ to have educators teaching the Bible in Oklahoma public schools.

(The hill) - Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that allowing public school teachers in Oklahoma to teach the Bible is a "tricky path"...

Trump convinced Republicans to ignore his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidency, he has sought to demonstrate his dominance by nominating loyalists to...

Students can now apply for state student aid. Officials hope for a smoother rollout this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal FAFSA form to apply for college financial aid opened Thursday to high school seniors across the country, a year...

Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms for now

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's plan to place the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the state next year remains on hold...

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