At One Acadiana’s Legislative Outlook in Lafayette, LABI and PAR leaders break down five May 16 ballot amendments impacting judges, schools and taxes.

The Legislature thinks you’re stupid. Too stupid to make your own way in the world, too stupid to fend for your own family, too stupid to realize how much of your money they waste on a daily basis.

Anyone who has paid the remotest attention to politics over the last decade will have noticed that the adherence of Republican politicians and activists to their deepest principles is emotional, ...

A war of words over deeply held beliefs erupted on the political right in the hours after a federal agent shot and killed Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street Saturday, pitting top officials in ...

When the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1913, it legalized the use of a graduated-income tax system for use by the federal government. Today, many, but not all, of the states ...

Elon Musk has seen this movie before — and he's warning the ending never changes. "They will eventually apply the ‘wealth tax' to everyone, just like the income tax, which was supposed to be just a ...

The Virginia Senate passed a constitutional amendment Friday to pave the way for a mid-decade redistricting push, the final legislative step needed to send it to voters for approval. If voters support ...

Today is Friday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2026 with 349 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.

Both sides agree the Supreme Court should grant cert. Alternatively, the cert petition argues that the circuit conflict warrants the Court's plenary review. It claims that the "robust evidentiary ...

Officials in Minnesota and Illinois filed lawsuits within hours of each other Monday seeking to curb the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown in their states. Minnesota Attorney ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 2nd Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin ...

An agreement between moderate Republicans and GOP leadership in the House to allow a vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies is on the rocks as the two sides squabble over the ...