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SB 229 - St. George transition bill passes in both Senate and the House
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:31 pm
Dan Claitor's bill to set up the transition of St. George should it pass in the October election was approved in both the House and the Senate and now goes to the Governor to sign. Denise Marcelle and Ted James both failed miserably to strip out amendments made by Bodi White which specified that the new city would continue to pay its share of the costs to run EBR Parish, but not fund things outside of SG. 
57 Yeas
25 Nays
23 Absent
The specific votes are in the link.
LINK
57 Yeas
25 Nays
23 Absent
The specific votes are in the link.
LINK
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 1:41 pm
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Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:33 pm to tommy2tone1999
JBE better not veto this if he wants any chance at getting votes from StG
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:39 pm to tommy2tone1999
Good news thanks
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:39 pm to tommy2tone1999
In.
Make St George Great aga...um for the first time!
Make St George Great aga...um for the first time!
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:43 pm to tommy2tone1999
Both houses or one?
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:43 pm to tommy2tone1999
quote:
Denise Marcelle
quote:
Ted James
Trying so desperately to keep that cash flow to NBR going.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:44 pm to udtiger
JBE is in a tight spot.
Abortion bill
Car Insurance reform bill
and St. George
He signs all 3, he has a chance of re-election.
Abortion bill
Car Insurance reform bill
and St. George
He signs all 3, he has a chance of re-election.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:50 pm to doubleb
quote:
Both houses or one?
Both, the Senate already passed it and it went for a vote on the House floor today.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:51 pm to tommy2tone1999
I’ll be a new future resident in about a month.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:51 pm to WestSideTiger
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I’ll be a new future resident in about a month.
Welcome Home!
Posted on 5/31/19 at 2:44 pm to BugAC
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He signs all 3, he has a chance of re-election.
uh, no.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 3:02 pm to BugAC
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Car Insurance reform bill
This got through?
Posted on 5/31/19 at 4:02 pm to BugAC
quote:
Abortion bill
Car Insurance reform bill
and St. George
He signs all 3, he has a chance of re-election.
Keeps the moderates but pisses off his base and donors. JBE is caught between a rock and a hard place.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 4:32 pm to tommy2tone1999
Will be amazing to see the anger and cries of racism from the usual suspects
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 5/31/19 at 4:32 pm to kingbob
His base has no choice but to support him
Posted on 5/31/19 at 4:38 pm to tommy2tone1999
Can I get a quick explanation of what st George is.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 5:02 pm to JD10
Presently unincorporated areas on the south side of East Baton Rouge Parish which desire to incorporate and form their own city in hopes of subsequently creating their own public school system seperate from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. This is opposed by the Democratic Party and by those living in the City of Baton Rouge because St. George is a majority white area, and due to the joint city/parish government system of East Baton Rouge Parish, the City of Baton Rouge stands to lose a significant amount of revenue currently flowing into its general fund from taxes collected in this unincorporated area. In Baton Rouge, the mayor is also the Parish President, and there is no seperate Baton Rouge city council, only the metro council which covers the entire Parish. The only difference between being inside the city verses being in an unincorporated area is that the city gets BRPD and BRFD coverage, where the unincorporated areas utilize the EBRPSO and the private St. George Fire Department. Schools, water, transportation, sewer, libraries, parks, etc are all handled at the parish level.
However, Baton Rouge is no longer the only incorporated area of the parish. Baker and Central are now also their own cities with their own school systems. That is what St. George wants, but due to St. George’s large population, resistance from the city is fierce. The media has framed the incorporation effort as a “secession” effort, and presented it as an example of white flight, an attempt at segregating schools, and all kinds of raciist boogeyman language.
However, Baton Rouge is no longer the only incorporated area of the parish. Baker and Central are now also their own cities with their own school systems. That is what St. George wants, but due to St. George’s large population, resistance from the city is fierce. The media has framed the incorporation effort as a “secession” effort, and presented it as an example of white flight, an attempt at segregating schools, and all kinds of raciist boogeyman language.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 5/31/19 at 5:38 pm to tommy2tone1999
:itshappeningmeme:
Posted on 5/31/19 at 5:40 pm to kingbob
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Keeps the moderates but pisses off his base and donors. JBE is caught between a rock and a hard place.
Nah, he really isn’t in a bad spot. His base and his donors have no alternative on the left. JBE will get their vote and support regardless.
If he signs all three of those measures he’ll be re-elected without a runoff.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 5:42 pm
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